Atlantica
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25-Mar-2015 Globe & Mail
NAFTA ruling in Nova Scotia quarry case sparks fears for future settlements
A NAFTA arbitration panel has ruled against Canada in a claim by a US company that wanted to develop a quarry in Nova Scotia, although a dissenting member of the panel warned that the decision will be seen as a “remarkable step backwards” in environmental protection.
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23-Oct-2007 McGill Daily
The rising tide: A proposed free-trade area promises to radically change Canada’s East Coast, but would it lift all boats?
"Atlantica" seems a rather fabulous name for something as unsexy as a trade initiative, but the tale of how it came to the activist community’s attention is nearly as mythic.
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16-Jun-2007
Stop Atlantica: the undemocratic corporate trade deal
Atlantica must be stopped immediately and replaced by a project that would focus on fair trade, secure employment and decent wages, according to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). Atlantica is a project of in-depth commercial deregulation and free trade between Atlantic Canada, Eastern Quebec and the Northeast United States.
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26-Feb-2007 NUPGE
Beware the northeastern free trade dream called Atlantica
The Prince Edward Island Union of Public Sector Employees (PEIUPSE/NUPGE) is joining other Atlantic public sector unions in sounding the warning about Atlantica, a free trade scheme proposed for Eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
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12-Jun-2006 CBC
Atlantica trade zone talks spark 2nd day of protest
Activists protested for a second day in New Brunswick on Saturday as business leaders met to discuss a proposed free-trade zone for the Maritimes, Quebec and northeastern United States.
