@globeandmail @canadian-politics-globeandmail Of course it isn't a #freetrade deal! Harper already sold the farm to China. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/fipa-agreement-with-china-what-s-really-in-it-for-canada-1.2770159
If the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) is such an important step forward for Canada’s relationship with China, why has it been shrouded in secrecy and why has there been no attempt to answer questions with anything much beyond breezy assurances that it is a good thing, writes Patrick Brown.
For those of us who remember how Harper handled #FIPA -- the secrecy, the unecessary concessions, etc -- Carney's repeated fumbling of the trade war now makes more sense.
On FIPA, Harper "demonstrated the worst negotiating skills since Neville Chamberlain"; the terms Harper agreed to were "unprecedented and would be laughed out of Britain, Brussels, Canberra or Washington". Definintely the guy you want advising your team, right?
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Reminder: before you go gushing about the "latest new shiny", know the history of your field. Case in point: all the breathless excitement about Google #A2A. Look, this has some interesting aspects to it, I'm not going to dispute that. But it's NOT some revolutionary new thing that never existed before!
We've had "Agent Communications Languages" dating back to the early 2000's if not back into the 1990's. If you don't believe me, look up #FIPA and/or #KQML.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper locked Canada into secret 31year deal with China. He signed it on Russian soil. Sept 9, 2012.
https://thenarwhal.ca/harper-government-ratifies-controversial-canada-china-foreign-investment-deal/
Hey can someone get this to the #Conseratives and PP? It seems our China problems #FIPA started with a guy called #Harper, maybe he has some connection with him.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/fipa-agreement-with-china-what-s-really-in-it-for-canada-1.2770159
If the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) is such an important step forward for Canada’s relationship with China, why has it been shrouded in secrecy and why has there been no attempt to answer questions with anything much beyond breezy assurances that it is a good thing, writes Patrick Brown.
Canada's conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre is spreading lies to cover up his complicity in the former Harper government’s actions. No surprise since we all know that he lies whenever it suits his purpose. When will we find out what’s in the secret FIPA deal that Harper signed with China in 2012?
Fun fact: The secret 31 year Canada-China FIPA deal was signed by PM Stephen Harper in Vladivostok, #Russia.
#cdnpoli #canada #poilievre #FIPA
https://canadians.org/analysis/harper-sneaks-through-canada-china-fipa-locks-canada-31-years/
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