Trade Justice

Currently, international trade is neither free nor fair. Trade rules allow rich countries to pay large subsidies to a small number of companies to export food. These policies encourage over-production, destroy the livelihoods of millions of poor farmers in developing countries and hurt the environment.

We need trade justice so:

• Poor countries can protect small farmers and staple crops
• Governments can access affordable medicine and maintain public services
• Trade rules support, rather than undermine, human rights and environmental protection.

Canada can take action in international trade agreements:

• Press for trade and investment rules that ensure governments and their citizens can choose the best solutions to end poverty and protect the environment.
• Support measures that boost farmers' power in the marketplace and that bring an end to the dumping of goods, which damages the livelihoods of poor rural communities.

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