[A2k] Transparency of FTAA negotiations, compared to ACTA

[James Love]

http://keionline.org/node/715

Transparency of FTAA negotiations, compared to ACTA

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Below are excepts from this report for Canada and the United States:

        Canada: The FTAA section of the TNA website (www.ftaa.gc.ca)
        provides Canadians with accessible, accurate, reliable and
        up-to-date information on the FTAA negotiations. It includes,
        inter alia, the draft consolidated FTAA negotiating text,
        Canada=E2=80=99s positions and proposals, frequently asked question=
s
        (FAQs), an information kit, a list of key government contacts,
        and consultation notices. Interested parties are encouraged to
        visit this website and send their comments to the Government on
        an ongoing basis.

        USA: In 2003, USTR notified domestic civil society of two
        Federal Register Notices: one soliciting public comments on the
        second draft consolidated texts of the FTAA agreement . . .
        Registration for the Americas Business Forum (ABF) and ATSDF is
        open to the public, and all FTAA government officials are
        encouraged to attend the parallel workshops to promote further
        dialogue. Representatives of the ABF and Americas Trade and
        Sustainable Development Forum (ATSDF) will meet with Ministers
        in concluding sessions for an exchange of views that, in an
        unprecedented effort to increase transparency and public access,
        will be broadcast to the public on the web and on closed-circuit
        television.

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