Gus Van Harten
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From  Lawrence HermanFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
Analyzes Lawrence Herman’s opinions on the FIPA | Gus Van Harten | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From Market access for Chinese investors, but not for Canadian investors From: Sold Down the Yangtze |
Chinese companies have a general right in the FIPA to buy into Canada’s economy, which is then subject to limitations in some cases. On the other hand, Canadian investors have no general … | Gus Van Harten | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From Milos Barutciski and Matthew Kronby, part one From: Sold Down the Yangtze |
Another group that emerged to defend the FIPA after it became controversial was lawyers who work in investor-state arbitration | Gus Van Harten | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From Milos Barutciski and Matthew Kronby, part two From: Sold Down the Yangtze |
The key claim in Barutciski and Kronby’s Globe and Mail article was that the FIPA would benefit Canada. When they made this claim, I suggest that Barutciski and Kronby should have … | Gus Van Harten | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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From No standing for CanadiansFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
brought to you by the FIPA. Arbitrators can make decisions that affect Canadians, without ever hearing from them. | Gus Van Harten | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From Other explanations for a lopsided dealFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
analyzes other opinions about why the government would accept such a lopsided arrangement with China | Gus Van Harten | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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From Outcomes of lawsuitsFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
it is next to impossible to evaluate what is happening in settlements. Even if we know that a settlement exists, its terms are rarely public. The terms should be public, at least in a democratic … | Gus Van Harten | 8 | 2015 | $0.80 Add |
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From Possible conflicts over Canadian jobs, health, and the environment From: Sold Down the Yangtze |
not all Chinese investment in Canada is objectionable. Yet, for many Canadians, it seems possible that Chinese investment will undermine their priorities when it comes to jobs, health, or the … | Gus Van Harten | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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From PrefaceFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
Outline of how Van Harten will approach his analysis of the FIPA and what is wrong with the deal for both Canadians and Chinese people | Gus Van Harten | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From Protecting Canadian investors, with a catchFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
The FIPA does provide stronger protection for Canadian investors in China but here Van Harten outlines why they are not strong protections | Gus Van Harten | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From Secret deals with ChinaFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
Another troubling thing about the China FIPA is its special allowances for secret lawsuits and secret settlements. In this chapter, I outline this problem and why it is so serious under the FIPA. | Gus Van Harten | 8 | 2015 | $0.80 Add |
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From Settlements of lawsuits, known and unknownFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
Analyzes some murky NAFTA settlements to demonstrate why we should be wary of FIPA | Gus Van Harten | 8 | 2015 | $0.80 Add |
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From The explosion of foreign investor lawsuitsFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
overview of the history of foreign investor lawsuits and how FIPA has accelerated them | Gus Van Harten | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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From The FIPA and the courtsFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
This example shows how investor-state arbitrators can review a country’s highest courts, and order its people to pay for whatever the arbitrators order as a protection for foreign … | Gus Van Harten | 14 | 2015 | $1.40 Add |
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From The FIPA media blitzFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
Analyzes the media’s poorly informed spin on the FIPA and how this fueled government led propaganda | Gus Van Harten | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From The government’s spin, part oneFrom: Sold Down the Yangtze |
How did the Harper Government spin the FIPA? It would take another book to count all the ways. I discuss four examples in the next few chapters. The first example is the prime minister’s … | Gus Van Harten | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
