If we refuse we risk retaliation, but we are always in charge. The WTO is democratic. Because consensus is needed, small countries can't be pushed around by large countries. Rich and poor are treated as equals under WTO dispute rules. There are special rules to ease the adjustment of developing countries.
Globalization threatens our sovereignty.
We can use it to meet our needs, or we can try to hide from it by erecting barriers. But we cannot halt it. Isolating ourselves from the changes brought by globalization would impede both our economic and our social progress. Trade gives Canadians the means to preserve and promote their social values. Trade puts money in the pockets of Canadians who work in our hospitals, teach in our schools and run our social programs.