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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthTuesday, November 1st, 2016 at 7:01am

Dr. Shiv Chopra reporting from the Hague. Without government enablers Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dow and other destructive biotech corporations would not be able to operate.

Shiv Chopra - Monsanto Tribunal

Shiv Chopra at the Monsanto Tribunal talks on the Monsanto's ability to corrupt governments. He represents expert regulatory agency, Canada.

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthWednesday, October 26th, 2016 at 3:38am

Exposing loopholes and opacity of CETA

5 reasons Belgium's Walloons won't sign the Canada-EU trade pact | Toronto Star

Some facts at the heart of Wallonia’s discontent over the deal, known as CETA.

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthMonday, October 24th, 2016 at 3:42am

Shout out to The Council of Canadians on the front-lines of anti-CETA action.

The Council of Canadians

French-speaking Wallonia has steadfastly opposed it, saying the deal is bad for Europe’s farmers and gives too much power to global corporate interests.

In a last ditch bid to secure Walloon backing, EU trade officials are offering to tweak a political declaration appended to the treaty, an EU source said.

This is first of all an inner-Belgian matter.
Many EU leaders suspect the local government in Namur is using its devolved powers to play domestic politics. “This is first of all an inner-Belgian matter,” an EU source said.

Walloon Socialist leader Elio Di Rupo, one of the most vocal opponents of the deal, cast doubt a deal could be reached next week.

“They took years to negotiate #CETA and we are refused a few weeks,” Di Rupo, a former Belgian prime minister, tweeted on Sunday. “Will we reach a solution? All depends on the contents. If it doesn’t change enough, we will maintain our opposition.

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthSaturday, October 22nd, 2016 at 4:59am

CETA summit most likely cancelled, Council of Canadians available for comment | The Council of Canadians

Major negotiations on CETA to break a deadlock with the Belgian region of Wallonia have failed, and an upcoming summit on the deal is now unlikely to take place. The Council of Canadians is available for comment on these significant developments, which are a virtual death blow to the agreement.

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthThursday, October 20th, 2016 at 1:47am

In Dartmouth Nov. 10

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthWednesday, October 19th, 2016 at 10:54am

Radio Canada International (CBC) interviews Dr. Shiv Chopra - 'As a government scientist, he says the multi-nationals couldn’t directly influence his decisions, but they could and allegedly do influence governments. He says it is the governments which in turn pressure scientists to approve potentially, and even known to be dangerous, drugs, processes, or technologies in food' production.

Former Health Canada scientist against trade deals.

Canadian Shiv Chopra recently returned from the Hague where a mock international tribunal, and parallel “People’s Assembly”, were discussing if the multi-national bio-tech and chemical giant Monsanto, can be held accountable under human rights laws. Micro-biologist and veterinarian, for over

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthWednesday, October 19th, 2016 at 9:36am

Taking it to the streets in The Hague: Dr. Shiv Chopra at work.

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthWednesday, October 19th, 2016 at 2:05am

Take action. Flood your MP's inbox.

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthMonday, October 17th, 2016 at 5:52am

Dr. Shiv Chopra's second report from The Hague.

Shiv Report: Monsanto Tribunal, Day 1 OCT 15th 2016

Shiv Report: Monsanto Tribunal, Day 1 OCT 15th 2016. More info at CCFSH.org

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthSunday, October 16th, 2016 at 3:36pm

Dr. Chopra addressing the People's Assembly yesterday at the International Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague. Shiv testifies today at hearing -Pressures on stakeholders and institutions- 10:40 local time. Live stream is available: http://www.monsantotribunal.org/

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthSunday, October 16th, 2016 at 8:39am

CCFSH president Dr. Shiv Chopra reports from The Hague where he is a witness at the International Monsanto Tribunal https://youtu.be/taiE0FMF-30

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Canadian Council on Food Sovereignty and HealthSaturday, October 15th, 2016 at 10:17am

When I go to the Hague ....

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CCFSH - STAND UP video

The Five Pillars of Food Safety

It is your sovereign right to eat locally produced safe food without external inputs of hormones, antibiotics, slaughterhouse waste, GMOs, and pesticides.

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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 at 12:51am
Don't be fooled by sunny ways PM casting policy shadows all over sovereignty and food safety https://t.co/SgAwhIBwBy

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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 at 12:49am
RT @foe_us: Meet these 15 #Indigenous women on the frontlines of the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance #NoDAPL https://t.co/5h7NTTeDzN

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Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 at 12:41am
Exposing loopholes and opacity of CETA https://t.co/cVHJCYWKzL

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