Dr. Gus Van Harten at the International Trade Committee

On June 16th, 2016. See this statement in context.

June 16th, 2016 / 8:50 a.m.

Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, As an Individual

I'll wrap up with my last point.

Foreign investors obtain very powerful international rights in ISDS without any actionable responsibilities. It's a fundamentally imbalanced system, and for that reason, I suggest it's a very powerful reason to not commit Canada to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Thank you.

See context to find out what was said next.