As of April 1st, the people elected to run our municipalities and school boards had better think twice before they make a decision that might affect the profits of a corporation. On April 1st the Trade Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) between Alberta and British Columbia comes into full force. Its implications are far [...]
Entries Tagged as 'TILMA'
Happy April fools day. Welcome TILMA
April 1st, 2009 · Keith Reynolds · Comments Off · BC Election 2009, Economy, Municipalities, Privatization, P3s & public services
Tags: Council of Canadians·free trade·recession·Steven Shrybman·TILMA
Well, now that Alberta is doing it …
March 17th, 2009 · Marc Lee · 2 Comments · BC Election 2009, Housing & homelessness, Poverty, inequality & welfare
You could say that BC is more than a little sweet on Alberta. We love their individualistic, tax-cutting, tar-sanding grit. Can’t get enough of it. We even signed a silly economic agreement called TILMA (the BC-Alberta Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement) so we could be more like them. If Alberta went and ran massive [...]
Tags: homelessness·housing·poverty·TILMA
Happy Birthday, Carbon Tax!
February 18th, 2009 · Marc Lee · Comments Off · BC Election 2009, Climate change, Environment, resources & sustainability, Provincial budget & finance, Taxes
A year ago, in the 2008 BC Budget, a new tax was born. There was a hush over the House as its mother, the Finance Minister, prepared for delivery. The proud papa, the Premier, stood glowingly beside the new mom Carole and her baby tax, and basked in the glow of praise from climate scientists, [...]
Tags: carbon tax·TILMA
