Chief CETA Negotiator Says Treaty "Virtually Complete" (freezenet.ca)

Posted by timothy on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @07:08PM from the fait-accompli dept.

Dangerous_Minds writes: Steve Verheul, chief negotiator of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), is saying that the agreement is "virtually complete." He also says that translated versions are to be completed by May and that the agreement is likely to be implemented in 2017. CETA contains provisions that would compel countries to implement Internet censorship through site blocking, anti-circumvention laws as seen in the US, and compel border security to seize digital storage devices (i.e. cell phones) at the border for the purpose of looking for copyright infringement.

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Re: And how exactly by easyTree · 2016-02-17 19:51 · Score: 5, Interesting

The problem isn't who is in office; the problem is a system where (a few) individuals are able to exert their will over the rest of the planet.
I believe we've dispensed with the myths that they:
* know what's best
* have our best interests at heart / are working for the betterment of humanity
* govern on behalf of the people
* govern with the consent of the people
What remains? That they have forced their way into power?

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Requiem for the American Dream