In fact, we would like the legitimacy of governments to be protected so that they may continue to legislate in that area.
We note that agreements signed in the past have exposed us to lawsuits, even from Canadian companies who used their branches in other countries to call into question environmental policies adopted here, in Quebec and Canada.
We care about this a great deal. Legitimately elected representatives could be sued for having exercised democratic powers on issues that concern the whole of the Canadian population. That is what we challenge in this treaty, which in the final analysis gives multinational companies the right to make free trade the only value.