Apr 4, 2024 12:00 PM (Saskatchewan time) you are invited to a special online event:

Investor protections vs the rights of communities and nature: Canada and Ecuador have jumped headfirst into Free Trade Agreement negotiations they hope to finish by 2025 — but key voices are being left out. What’s already clear is that the agreement is being designed to attract and protect Canadian mining investment in Ecuador. What’s at stake? Hear directly from Ecuadorian organizations and communities impacted by Canadian oil and mining projects about a lack of consultation around the FTA and learn about how including an Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clause would prioritize the rights of transnational companies over communities and the environment.

Panelists: Ketty Nivyabandi, Amnesty International Canada Fanny Utitiaj, Amazonian Women Defenders of the Forest, Shuar Nation Hortensia Zhagüi, Kimsakocha Women’s School of Agroecology and Board of Potable Water Administrators of Victoria del Portete and Tarqui Ivonne Ramos, Acción Ecológica David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment

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