CETA Leak: Crucial Questions Unanswered

the so-called "investment chapter," A similar chapter in NAFTA, the free trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, has cost Canada so far more than C$170 million in claims, according to Scott Sinclair with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. ... In some NAFTA claims, investors used the provision to fight higher regulatory standards that local or national governments wanted to impose, such as stronger environmental protections.

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