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This is the last time a European Union institution will have a say on the dangerous and anti-democratic treaty known as CETA. Your vote is essential to block it in the European Parliament. Please, stand for democracy, stand for us, your electorate and vote NO to CETA.

Why is this important?

This is a really critical moment to stop CETA, the dangerous and anti-democratic trade deal between Canada and the European Union. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will vote on Wednesday, and some of our Italian MEPs are key to the vote. This will be the last time an institution of the European Union gets involved - if CETA passes in the European Parliament that would mean the EU has said ‘yes’ to this threat.

It’s a very close fight. Various parliamentary committees have issued opinions in the run up to this vote. Some recommend to vote Yes and some No. Many MEPs are still undecided - they sense the public uproar against CETA, but face their own parties’ discipline and intense pressure from lobbies.

This is our last chance to remind them of their jobs as representatives, representatives of European citizens, and of what the citizens think of this toxic treaty. Our action will target key MEPs that we know could swing the vote. After Wednesday the role of the EU in accepting or rejecting CETA will be over. Let’s take the chance now!

References

[1] What is CETA?, Global Justice Now, 2016
http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/what-ceta

[2] Fast facts: What is CETA, and why should we be worried about it, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2011.
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/what-ceta-and-why-should-we-be-worried-about-it

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Liviane

I want to preserve the European market, its complex but effective regulation which allow consumers to accès high quality products and protect producers who struggle.

Ruth

Important..... Er, why is it happening in the first place? It's we're being ambushed I don't idiocracy for our futures but seems its to late for that!!! Next it'll be realty hunger games sponsored by :::::

Lidia

I believe in democracy

Jim

Companies should not have the power and control that this treaty allows.

Tim

It is precisely the excessive and unrepresentative influence of large companies and their solely profit-making interests that cause so much bitterness and anger from those under whose mandate the EU government is supposed to operate. The enacting of trade agreements and legislation on behalf of the electorate should NOT include measures which limit the authority of individual, legally-elected governmental bodies at ANY level. The further growth of corporate "rights" above those of governmental bodies and consequently the interests of their electorates is most vehemently to be resisted.

Gioacchino

Survival

Anna

CETA is bad news - private businesses should not be allowed to influence the democratic workings of any nation, in order to gain their own advantage. It is businesses who should be held accountable to the government, not the other way 'round. Please do not bow to corporate pressure and stand your ground by voting against CETA.

Patricia

These trade deals are fundamentally wrong and promote globalisation at the expense of the working people

Heather

I believe it's important to curb the power of corporations and allow governments to be able to take account of the social, economic, physical, psychological health and wellbeing of its people above the profit motive of corporations.

jeanne

It seems that our representatives actively work against the interests of the electorate. CETA not only does not benefit us but poses are real threat to our future wellbeing. It can only be our representatives who stand to benefit, then. How exactly?!

Gerlinde

This trade deal confers

Sue

It would be complete madness to allow corporations and other big businesses to sue governments of the EU, GB,Canada and others that are democracies. Democracies are there to look after the common good, have been ELECTED to do so. They have NOT been elcted to listen to the lobbyist of vested interests

Grazyna

we do not need dangerous treaties of this kind.

Andrew

Democracy and transparancy are vital in trade agreementsand this proposed agreement seems to oppose these principles.

Paul

CETA is anti-democratic and regressive. Please oppose it on behalf of all struggling UK citizens.

rose

CETA would eneable US corporations to enter the EU by the back door and profit from the privatisation of our public and health services, would remove regulations and standards for consumers, most crucially CETA installs a court where corporations can sue governments if not happy with their policies, polices which have been democratically decided but which might have a detrimental effct on a corporation's profits.

Alicia

CETA will only increase the power of corporations working for their own profits rather than the good of everyone. Safety standards and wages will drop, pollution will increase.

Dom

This is an attack on judicial sovereignty. The clauses in this so-called agreement (to which none of us have mostly seen) has been carried out without any warning in a manifesto, or any other place. It is an abridgement of democracy not an expression of it and should be fought to the teeth by any decent democrat.

Ann

Please vote NO to CETA. Big business should not be able to dictate to or threaten to sue democratically elected governments in the pursuit of profits

Andrew

Don't sleepwalk into passing YET ANOTHER corporate HEIST tool..!!

Oliver

PLEASE DO NOT GIVE CREDIBILITY to such an abusive attack on the right to govern. CETA's assurances about this DO NOT REMOVE corporations' right, still, to sue for huge damages for democratic protections against privatisations, exploitation, poverty and pollution/etc.. PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS INTENDED MODEL FOR POST-BREXIT DEALS. Voting No will undoubtedly trigger very early attempts to bring it back – but more in line with YOUR OWN "RED LINES". Look how quickly the (unreliable) "Joint Declaration" of PR assurances was rushed out in the autumn in an attempt to rescue CETA. Please vote No to demand a TRADE treaty with Canada, NOT this deliberate bid to hand over control of public protections to international business, through the hidden power of unaffordable threats.

Jenepher

Democracy is vital for the future of us all, not control by big business

Gloria

I stand for democracy !

STEPHEN

WE MUST FIGHT,TO TRY AND GET --DEMOCRACY,,=---NO WE DO --"NOT"--HAVE--DEMOCRACY,

Carrie

Ordinary people do not get to see what the details of these treaties are and they are agreed on the basis of the self interest of big corporations. Who can then sue national governments if the corporations think that governments are blocking them. No, this treaty is not for the benefit of the majority of ordinary people - worse standards, poor health and safety, expensive services and products.

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