I think when we get down to what many citizens would be concerned about, it's that they want to make sure that their provincial or federal governments can make policy decisions or pass laws, let's say in the interest of protecting the environment or to develop the economy in some way to require job creation in our country. They're worried that ISDS mechanisms can subject those decisions to challenge by foreign investors, who can then overturn those policy decisions and force the governments to pay damages, which are taxpayer dollars, to those investors.
Not only are taxpayer dollars at risk, but this may also have a chilling effect by causing governments not to want to legislate in areas because they fear getting sued by foreign investors. Is there any basis to that fear?