Out-of-touch Trade Ministers and bureaucrats just ignored millions of Internet users and signed the TPP at an Auckland casino.
And get this: New Zealand police were intimidatingly knocking on the doors of “known activists” demanding to know about any plans to protest the extreme censorship plan.2
The deal may be signed, but they still need to ratify it for the TPP to become law. In some countries, the TPP could be ratified in a matter of months.
This means the final battle over the TPP starts right now — and we need to act fast to win the debate before powerful countries ratify.
Will you stand with us, John, and support a renewed movement to jam public consultations, build an international action kit, and support our allies across the globe so we can kill this lousy agreement once and for all?
Canada’s government promised a consultation and parliamentary debate before ratifying the TPP, and we have a plan to amplify your voices during the process and turn public opinion against the TPP.
But we need you to chip in today so we can build the tools to get the job done.
We’ve been battling the TPP for years as it was negotiated behind closed doors, and we watched as industry lobbyists got special access while citizens like you were shut out.
Those same lobbyists are now pressuring decision-makers to lock the undemocratic TPP into place.
We’ll make sure your voices are on the record and available to deliver directly to leaders across Canada at townhalls and other events, but we can’t succeed unless you join people around the world and donate now to power this campaign.
It’s clear that the government will go ahead with the TPP unless enough of us speak out.3
We can stop this together, but we need to go all-in.
With hope,
Meghan and your OpenMedia team
P.S. This will be a long battle, and we don’t have the luxury of tax dollars or multi-million dollar lobbying budgets to keep us going— only voluntary contributions from people like you. If you can, consider signing up for a monthly gift to sustain and grow OpenMedia’s tireless work.
Footnotes
[1] The TPP was just signed. Source: New Zealand Government
[2] Police door knock ‘known activists’ ahead of TPP protests. Source: New Zealand Herald
[3] Open Letter to Canadians on the Trans-Pacific Partnership from the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade. Source: Government of Canada.
[4] Who benefits from the TPP? We’re still not sure. An evening with Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Minister of International Trade Source: OpenMedia
