Trade agreement to benefit corporations rather than us

Updated April 23 2018 - 9:32pm, first published March 1 2015 - 7:40pm

There must be a focus on imported food contamination and investor state dispute settlement clauses in the Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Minister Andrew Robb is so anxious to sign. These ISDS clauses, if signed, could result in our government being sued for adversely affecting import profits if stringent health regs are imposed. The TPP and ISDS clauses have been drawn up by large corporations (not governments) to protect their profits.

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