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25 years 2 months ago.   .   Community solutions to world debt crisis - Montral Gazette ( PDF file )   Read more ...
25 years 2 months ago.   Government of Canada policies and positions.   HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTE RESULTS - MARCH 23, 1999 MOTION M-239   That, in the opinion of this House, the government should enact a tax on financial transactions in concert with the international community.   YEAS     Read more ...
25 years 2 months ago.   .   March 15, 1999   Read more ...
25 years 3 months ago.   Government of Canada policies and positions.   February 10, 1999     Lorne Nystrom's office has just informed us that the 3rd and final hour of debate on the Tobin tax motion (M-239) will be held at 5:30pm EST on Wednesday, March 17. The vote on the motion will likely immediately follow the debate. With a little luck (it is St Patrick's Day!) and all our hard work, we'll have a "Yes" vote to celebrate that night. Please keep the Declarations and letters to the MPs coming.  Over the next weeks, Halifax Initiative will be circulating an Open Letter to MPs from economists, non-governmental organizations and prominate Canadians. We will also coordinate press work in Ottawa to present the Declarations to Paul Martin - Please try to have all your signed Declarations to us by March 11, 1999 (last minute Declarations can be faxed directly to our Ottawa office at 613-789-4447 Thanks for all your efforts, Robin Round Regional Coordinator   Read more ...
25 years 3 months ago.   Domestic legislation.   February 4, 1999 The second hour of debate on the Tobin tax motion was held in the House of Comons on Feb 3. The Bloc Quebecois has proposed that the motion be amended by removing the words "enact a tax on financial transactions" and replacing them with the following: "promote the implementation of a tax aimed at discouraging speculation on fluctuations in the exchange rate." The language is weaker but not seriously so, and if it brings Bloc support (44seats), is worthwhile. My overall impression of the debate is that some MPs are ill-informed or are being deliberately misleading in their arguments. The taxes hurt  'average' Canadians" myth seems to be the favorite we must debunk as we argue in favour of the tax.   Read more ...
25 years 3 months ago.   Domestic legislation.   House of Commons Debate on the Tobin Tax on Feb 3, 1999    PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS TAX ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS       Read more ...
25 years 3 months ago.   .   February 1, 1999 Citizen's Declarations are pouring in - thanks for sending and sharing them!  Note that the Halifax Intiative site (www. sierraclub.ca/national/halifax)  now has an automatic email sendback for those wishing to sign the Citizen's Declaration on line. I have included text of two letters recently sent to MPs in this mailout and urge you to use them (if you wish) in your letterwriting to your MP. The Canadian Labour Congress has just posted its "Put the Brakes on Currency Speculation" campaign on its homepage and from it you can fax your MP directly. Visit the Canadian Labour Congress site and click the FAX YOUR MP icon. Select the "Put the Brakes on Currency Speculation" campaign, type in your name and postal code, and a draft letter(which you can edit) to your MP will appear on your screen. Edit and send!   Read more ...
25 years 3 months ago.   .   Terrie O'Leary Executive Director for Canada World Bank, Room D12081 701 19th Street Washington, DC, 20433 January 28, 1999 Dear Ms. O'Leary,   Read more ...
25 years 6 months ago.   Government of Canada policies and positions, IFI policies and positions.   Bail out the people of Central America, not the banks, says NGO coalition   Read more ...
25 years 6 months ago.   IFI policies and positions.   Terrie O'Leary Executive Director for Canada World Bank, Room D12081 701 19th Street Washington, DC, 20433 November 19, 1998 BY FAX - (202) 477-4155 Dear Ms. O'Leary, Thank-you for taking the time to discuss with us over the telephone the Halifax Initiative Coalition concerns regarding "Fuel for Thought: A New Environmental Strategy for the Energy Sector". As promised, we are forwarding to you our recommendations which we hope you will take up at the Board level in order to better ensure that the World Bank Group meets its purpose of promoting sustainable human development. We are aware that a draft has been done as of September 30, however this has not been made available to us. Therefore our comments are on the April 18, 1998 draft, however, judging from previous experience, we doubt that the September draft is substantially different than its predecessor.   Read more ...

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