”Gilles” in traditional costumes stand during the carnival in Binche, one of the most ancient and representative tradition of Wallonia (Eric Lalmand/AGP/Getty Images)
Rough trade
Maclean’s and the rest of the mainstream media assume those who oppose the current trade agreements do not understand the positives of freer trade between nations (“What’s the deal?” Bad News, Nov. 7). What Wallonia (and many of us on the outside) saw was the right of corporations, many of whom were consultants in the writing of the agreements, to sue our governments for making laws that cost them money. For example, a law on environmental protection …read more
Source: Macleans
