Press Release - Friday, June 14, 2002
Civil society in G7 countries charge finance ministers with saying little and doing even less to support the poor
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Civil society in G7 countries charge finance ministers with saying little and doing even less to support the poor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
G-8 opponents speak to concerned citizens
( PDF file ) [ The St. Paul Journal ]
Activist criticizes funding for Third World projects (PDF file)
( PDF file ) - [ Medicine Hat News ]
Activist links farm woes, globalization
Privatization seen as failing farmers
David Finlayson, Journal Staff Writer
The Edmonton Journal
Monday, May 27, 2002 The same global policies that make African countries economic slaves are hurting Canadian farmers, Ottawa activist and educator Pamela Foster said Sunday.
The ABCs of the WTO, IMF and G8
( PDF file ) - **vueWeekly
Travelling speakers present G8 perspective (PDF file) - [The St. Paul Journal]
The Zimbabwe Independent, 17 May, 2002: Nepad's Zim quarantine a false start
Remarks by the Canadian High Commissioner to South Africa and shuttle diplomacy this week by South Africa's Thabo Mbeki reveal a worrying trend:
The G8 countries are preparing to swallow the deception that African leaders have the Zimbabwe crisis "in hand" and thereby qualify for the US$64 billion on offer for trade and investment under the Nepad plan.
Paul Martin on the International Bankrupty Court and Response by Halifax Initiative (PDF file) [ The Globe and Mail ]
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Export Development Canada -backed mine leaves a sea of cyanide
Groups call on G8 Environment Ministers to Improve Environmental Standards of Export Credit Agencies
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