[ga] Fw: [A2k] Transparency of FTAA negotiations, compared to ACTA

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

  As an FYI.

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>Transparency of FTAA negotiations, compared to ACTA
>
>  [snip]
>
>Below are excepts from this report for Canada and the United States:
>
>        Canada: The FTAA section of the TNA website (www.ftaa.gc.ca)
>        provides Canadians with accessible, accurate, reliable and
>        up-to-date information on the FTAA negotiations. It includes,
>        inter alia, the draft consolidated FTAA negotiating text,
>        Canada’s positions and proposals, frequently asked questions
>        (FAQs), an information kit, a list of key government contacts,
>        and consultation notices. Interested parties are encouraged to
>        visit this website and send their comments to the Government on
>        an ongoing basis.
>
>        USA: In 2003, USTR notified domestic civil society of two
>        Federal Register Notices: one soliciting public comments on the
>        second draft consolidated texts of the FTAA agreement . . .
>        Registration for the Americas Business Forum (ABF) and ATSDF is
>        open to the public, and all FTAA government officials are
>        encouraged to attend the parallel workshops to promote further
>        dialogue. Representatives of the ABF and Americas Trade and
>        Sustainable Development Forum (ATSDF) will meet with Ministers
>        in concluding sessions for an exchange of views that, in an
>        unprecedented effort to increase transparency and public access,
>        will be broadcast to the public on the web and on closed-circuit
>        television.
>
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