ISDS Case Map
NAFTA | USMCA
Hint: it involves taking money from poor people.
The case concerns a moratorium imposed in 2011 by the Canadian province of Ontario on offshore wind energy generation projects, citing public concerns and scientific uncertainties about the health, safety, and environmental effects.
Canadian company TransCanada's announcement that it will sue the American people for $15 billion perfectly illustrates how today's corporate-empowering trade policies threaten the way democracy is supposed to work.
‘The idea that some trade agreement should force us to overheat the planet’s atmosphere is, quite simply, insane.’
La cohabitation entre le régime international de commerce et d’investissement actuel et l’ambition prétendue de lutter contre le changement climatique est impossible.
Calgary-based company alleges U.S. president exceeded his constitutional powers
NAFTA action comes after closure of Laurentide mill blamed on Nova Scotian mill.
Canada and Mexico have won a trade victory over US law requiring country of origin labelling on beef and pork.
With almost half of our carbon emissions and over 90 percent of our planet's warming being absorbed by the ocean, the cheap goods on our grocery store shelves might not be such a good deal after all.
A coalition of U.S. and Mexican labor and civil society groups are taking an unprecedented legal approach to protect workers’ rights that will test the strength of labor protections in international trade agreements.
