TPP Trade Deal Proposal Would Force CBC To Exist Solely For Profit
TPP Trade Deal Proposal Would See CBC, Canada Post Exist Solely For Profit
TPP Trade Deal Proposal Would See CBC, Canada Post Exist Solely For Profit
TPP Trade Deal Proposal Would Force CBC To Exist Solely For Profit
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Too bad the fact is the CBC is still a respectable news agency although it too is
going the way of entertainment and fantasy like its commercial counterparts
News should be news not commentary and entertainment
going the way of entertainment and fantasy like its commercial counterparts
News should be news not commentary and entertainment
The more I read about the TPP the more I see it as another level of regulation for the benefit of international corporations.
When was the last time we had politicians speak of sovereignty and our need to preserve it?
I don't see the need for Canada to enter into the TPP at all. We all ready have trade agreements with many of the countries in the pact. I am also concerned about the loss of our copyright laws, counterfeit measures and the effect of the pact on many of our agricultural products, most specifically milk.
As for the CBC, the only reason I watch it is for sports coverage.
As for the CBC, the only reason I watch it is for sports coverage.
TPP negotiations threaten to forcibly commercialise state-owned bodies
The ABC, SBS and Australia Post could lose special regulatory treatment under trade measures being pushed for by the US.
eaked details of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations, published today by WikiLeaks, reveal that the futures of publicly owned enterprises such as Australia Post, the ABC, SBS and state power utilities may be on the negotiating table in secret talks under way in Hawaii this week.
WikiLeaks has published previously unknown details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations relating to the treatment of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – publicly owned corporations that do not operate along strictly commercial lines and deliver benefits to the community as a whole.
University of Auckland trade expert Jane Kelsey said the draft SOE text appeared to be “totally US-driven” and raised a wide range of concerns about putting corporate interests ahead of the delivery of public services.
“‘Commercial considerations’ is a vague term that could have far-reaching consequences,” Professor Kelsey observed. “That is intrinsically problematic. SOEs are almost always state-owned because they have functions other than those that are merely commercial, such as guaranteed access to important services, or because social, cultural, development and commercial functions are inextricably intertwined.
“[An] SOE engaged in public broadcasting, railways, or research may have hybrid roles, some being commercial and some not. Would the entire enterprise have to act on the basis of ‘commercial considerations’?
“There is an additional trap that once SOEs and private firms are ‘competitively neutral’ the advocates of privatisation will say there is no justification for retaining state ownership because the private sector can bring efficiency gains, choice and competition to the provision of the public service.”
Professor Kelsey also highlighted the leaked paper’s references to “transparency” provisions designed to give foreign companies “increased opportunities to exercise leverage over a government’s domestic decisions”.
more
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/node/2173
The ABC, SBS and Australia Post could lose special regulatory treatment under trade measures being pushed for by the US.
eaked details of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations, published today by WikiLeaks, reveal that the futures of publicly owned enterprises such as Australia Post, the ABC, SBS and state power utilities may be on the negotiating table in secret talks under way in Hawaii this week.
WikiLeaks has published previously unknown details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations relating to the treatment of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – publicly owned corporations that do not operate along strictly commercial lines and deliver benefits to the community as a whole.
University of Auckland trade expert Jane Kelsey said the draft SOE text appeared to be “totally US-driven” and raised a wide range of concerns about putting corporate interests ahead of the delivery of public services.
“‘Commercial considerations’ is a vague term that could have far-reaching consequences,” Professor Kelsey observed. “That is intrinsically problematic. SOEs are almost always state-owned because they have functions other than those that are merely commercial, such as guaranteed access to important services, or because social, cultural, development and commercial functions are inextricably intertwined.
“[An] SOE engaged in public broadcasting, railways, or research may have hybrid roles, some being commercial and some not. Would the entire enterprise have to act on the basis of ‘commercial considerations’?
“There is an additional trap that once SOEs and private firms are ‘competitively neutral’ the advocates of privatisation will say there is no justification for retaining state ownership because the private sector can bring efficiency gains, choice and competition to the provision of the public service.”
Professor Kelsey also highlighted the leaked paper’s references to “transparency” provisions designed to give foreign companies “increased opportunities to exercise leverage over a government’s domestic decisions”.
more
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/node/2173
TPP has failed.
However all the Left wing alarms regarding the TPP would have been good for all. For instance, some Scandinavian countries have privatized the First oat Office. Works great.
Government needs to set laws and safety codes, run the military and police. Most other functions should be left to the private sector. Because of government controls, we pay TWICE the going price for dairy products which of course impacts the poor. Government liquor stores are another ridiculous anachronism.
And we waste CDN $ 1 billion a year on the CBC.
However all the Left wing alarms regarding the TPP would have been good for all. For instance, some Scandinavian countries have privatized the First oat Office. Works great.
Government needs to set laws and safety codes, run the military and police. Most other functions should be left to the private sector. Because of government controls, we pay TWICE the going price for dairy products which of course impacts the poor. Government liquor stores are another ridiculous anachronism.
And we waste CDN $ 1 billion a year on the CBC.
