POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Theresa May, Joiner, Uk Independence Party
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Mmt and repealed the law; $ taken out of base core budget of environmental. Canada as a punishment for passing the mmt law. Metalclad vs mexico: to build a toxic waste facility in mexico; referendum agaist the policy, metalclad wins 16. 7 million in compasation. Us parcel vs canada postal service: ups claim canada favored canada post by giving subsides, ups lost the case. Methanex: gasoline mtbe, found contaminating ground water in california, california proved that the law banning mtbe is proposed not only against. Canadian government but also other american gasoline companies. Chapter 11 clauses was invented by initiators of nafta specifically to protect investors against expropriation. It is never being used expropriation: but used ove(cid:396) a(cid:374)d ove(cid:396) agai(cid:374)st gove(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that t(cid:396)ied to li(cid:373)it o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:271)ility to operate businesses. Chapter 11 clauses are very controversial for thepower they give to corporations and its effect on goenrment soverighties.
