Scrap the TPP and Save the CBC
August 14,  2015

Documents were just leaked from the top-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, and the news is bad for our Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

The leaked document from Wikileaks shows that the CBC, Canada Post and other Crown corporations could be forced into operating solely for profit if the TPP deal is passed. For our Unifor National Council 4000 members employed at VIA Rail, keep in mind that VIA is a federal Crown corporation.

These institutions represent an essential part of the fabric of this country.

Canadian politicians are extremely vulnerable to public pressure right now as they head into one of the longest election campaigns in Canadian history. Let's make sure our CBC is protected and not sold off for profit. 

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was gunning to pass the secretive and extreme TPP deal before the election was announced so he wouldn't have to answer to voters on the campaign trail. But the TPP talks in Hawaii stalled out and public opposition is growing by the day. Harper has been busy making cuts to the CBC, Canada Post, VIA Rail and other Crown corporations for years, and the majority of Canadians have had enough.

To read more on this story and the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, click on the links below. 

WikiLeaks reveals CBC and Canada Post may be sold under TPP agreement

TPP Trade Deal Proposal Would See CBC, Canada Post Exist Solely For Profit


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