Thank you for letting me speak. It's the first time in my life.
I'm an idealist. I represent myself. When I was in the House of Commons as a secretary, I was also an idealist.
As far as the TPP is concerned, it is yet another step backward for humanity. It represents the cult of money and power by individuals with total disregard for their kind. It is the latest and most threatening of all ententes being negotiated in secret in my lifetime. It is monetizing human misery.
I read that Canada would only be admitted in the negotiations under certain conditions. Excuse me. Are we a free democratic country? Material prosperity of the minority is acquired on the backs of the majority at the expense of our only home, planet earth. Have we sunk so low that we now elect governments to represent commerce and to support the banking octopus? Capitalism and liberty have become dangerous.
Unlike previous generations are we now so blasé and sophisticated that we can tell our progeny, “I've had mine. You're on your own.”
Thank you.