Labour party reneged on its TPPA pre election promise.

                 

7 Mar at 1:51 AM

Labour Party when in opposition said it wouldnt sign the super secret  Trans Pacific Partnership Agreemant (TPPA) in its current form. Yet once in government in 2017 signed it and according to leading critic Jane Kelsey nothing has changed . Read  here and here


Heres my email to Jucinda Adern which went unanswered

To:j.ardern@ministers.govt.nz

DO NOT SIGN  THE NEWLY RENAMED  trans pacific partnership agreement, TPPA v2 or CPTPPA or what ever you call it.

My comprehension is you haven't followed your own Labour party remit #34 & # 35 and eliminated fully any chance of foreign buyers speculating on and buying property in nz nor the ability for foreign corporations to sue the said nz government. Thereby reducing the said nz government's ability , and therefore said sovereignty , in advocating and acting for the benefit and wellbeing of voters and citizens and residents of NZ. Nor have labour fully consulted with the public as they said they would.  ( refer below)

This is not listening to the people and when democracy gives way to authoritarianism then the people have their own  mandate to get rid of the government and I don't mean by voting. 

Remit 35: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement

THAT in light of the Labour Party’s strong commitment to both the benefits of international trade and New Zealand’s national sovereignty, and recognising the far-reaching implications for domestic policy of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, in which trade is only a small part, Labour will support signing such an agreement only if it:

a) Provides substantially increased access for our agriculture exports to the US market;

b) Does not undermine PHARMAC, raise the cost of medical treatments and medicines or threaten public health measures such as tobacco control;

c) Does not give overseas investors or suppliers any greater rights than domestic investors and suppliers, such as Investor-State Dispute Settlement, or reduce our ability to control overseas investment or finance;

d) Does not expand intellectual property rights and enforcement in excess of current law;

e) Does not weaken our public services, require privatisation, hinder reversal of privatisations, or increase the commercialisation of government organisations;

f) Does not reduce our flexibility to support local economic and industry development and encourage good employment and environmental practices;

g) Contains enforceable labour clauses requiring adherence to core International Labour Organisation conventions and preventing reduction of labour rights for trade or investment advantage;

h) Contains enforceable environmental clauses preventing reduction of environmental standards for trade or investment advantage;

i) Has general exceptions to protect human rights, the environment, the Treaty of Waitangi, and New Zealand’s economic and financial stability;

j) Had been negotiated with full public consultation including regular public releases of drafts of the text of the agreement, and ratification being conditional on a full social, environmental and economic impact assessment including public submissions.

malcolm-daniel : freeman