International Trade committee  I think our support for the Global Fund shows that we can show our values in supporting public health globally, but again, it doesn't square with TPP. That's my problem. Charity efforts don't square with trade.

International Trade committee  Again, very similar to Mr. Kavanagh, I'd say look at what happened with Eli Lilly. Two Canadian courts looked at their patents and said there was no real new utility and said it should go generic. They've said, under investor-state, that you don't have to really show new utility, you have to show a “scintilla” of utility.

International Trade committee  No, I don't see any real balance there. As I say, when I think of our commitment under Paris climate change, there's probably no more serious issue facing humankind than climate change. Yet here we have now a Canadian corporation suing the U.S. government for $15 billion. I just think this has gotten out of hand.

International Trade committee  I would just add that clearly there's a push. We are the only country that doesn't have a pharmacare program that does believe in public health, so again, there's a contradiction here. In one way, given that we're an aging population and given that we know the provinces are spending up to 40% of their budget on health care, we understand that any extra cost will be devastating.

International Trade committee  Sure. With this ISDS, we're seeing Eli Lilly sue Canada for $500 million. We're seeing, right now, a Canadian corporation trying to sue the U.S. government, that's trying to take action on climate change, for $15 billion. We're just saying that, if you sign on to these things, this is the road we're going down, more of this behaviour.

International Trade committee  First, let me thank the committee for allowing the Social Justice Cooperative to present. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is being sold as another free trade agreement that will expand trade opportunities and thereby help economies grow. If only. The trickle-down impact, we are told, will lead to increased economic activity and more jobs for everyone.