Why I don't trust the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

• There has been virtually no parliamentary debate on the pros and cons of the deal.
• The TPP has been negotiated in secret. The negotiators and advisers are forbidden from talking about it.
• Our MPs do not have access to the text.
• Many chapters and articles of the TPP will continue to be secret 4 years after the deal goes into effect. 
• The TPP is entirely influenced by business lobbyists at the expense of the public interest.
• Patent protections will likely be extended, further delaying cheaper generic medicines.
• Observers expect Canada to lose the battle to hold on to food supply management.
• State-owned enterprises like the CBC and Canada Post could be restricted and subject to rules which force them to lose their public service mandates in order to become profit-driven organizations. They would also be prohibited from sourcing services from local or national sources exclusively.
• The TPP allows corporations to sue countries if their regulations interfere with profit. That means that if we try to pass a law protecting the people and a foreign company says it affects their profits, they can sue us.