“If you read, write, publish, think, listen, dance, sing or invent; if you farm or consume food; if you’re ill now or might one day be ill, the TPP has you in its crosshairs.” – Huff Post Business, December 11, 2013.

There is a lot of controversy over the closed-door secrecy surrounding negotiations with the Canadian Government to sign the agreement. The bottom line is; As Canadians we have the right to know what our government is signing and how this new trade deal will effect our individual rights and civil liberties. Its time to stop backdoor deals clouded in secrecy, lets stand up and demand our government provide full details to the opposition parties, all forms of media and ultimately to the voting public. Sign the petition today and ask your family and friends to get involved.

The following is from – Huff Post Business, December 11, 2013. Article. It provides a condensed version of the TPP deal.

“A trade agreement Canada intends to sign will have “far-reaching implications for individual rights and civil liberties,” WikiLeaks says.

The group known around the world for publishing state secrets has released a draft of the Trans-Pacific  Partnership a trade deal being negotiated under what it calls an “unprecedented level of secrecy.” Critics say the agreement favours corporate interests over consumers.

The leaked intellectual property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement proposes sweeping reforms including to pharmaceuticals, publishers, patents, copyrights, trademarks, civil liberties and liability of internet service providers.

“If instituted, the TPP’s IP regime would trample over individual rights and free expression, as well as ride roughshod over the intellectual and creative commons,” WikiLeaks’ Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange, said in a press release.

“If you read, write, publish, think, listen, dance, sing or invent; if you farm or consume food; if you’re ill now or might one day be ill, the TPP has you in its crosshairs.”

“One may outwit another, but not all the others” – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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