Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Better late than never

The Star Phoenix finally picks up on the Saskatoon city solicitor's report on the TILMA.

Naturally, the article is slanted in favour of the TILMA: Gerry Klein leads off with the suggestion that any "mature economy" should have no problem signing onto free trade deals without even considering the content of a given agreement, and closes with a false assumption that Saskatchewan won't be able to benefit from its natural advantages over Alberta and B.C. without signing on.

But Klein does at least acknowledge a good number of the examples of positive Saskatoon initiatives which would likely have been barred if the TILMA were in effect. And the long-overdue presentation of the TILMA debate should help to bring the deal into the public eye - and ensure that in Saskatchewan unlike in Alberta and B.C., the TILMA won't be imposed on anybody without a real discussion of the costs involved.

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