Poisoning the Democratic Well

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/06/01/poisoning-the-democratic-well/

Publisher:  Counter Punch
Date Written:  01/06/2015
Year Published:  2015  
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX17687

Opponents of so-called free trade deals have always struggled with the question of why these international treaties don't generate more alarm and vocal opposition from Canadians. These treaties, after all, trump all other Canadian authority to make laws -- provincial legislatures, Parliament, the courts and even the Constitution.

Subject Headings

• Anti-Democratic Ideologies & Structures
• Corporate Agenda
• Free Trade