It offers a well-expressed, fundamentalist viewpoint. To get a grounded view about everyday impacts of free trade, I e-mailed journalist, author, Web surfer and Calgary housewife Penney Kome . In local stores, Penney says she mostly sees more overpriced imports of dubious quality since free trade. That's the opposite of what companies do under free trade. This time, the public can watch and take part more effectively than ever.
Public scrutiny makes a difference.
YOU are the public. So take to the Web, learn all you can, and get into this critical debate. The Straight Goods Unvirtual Summit Bureau . My friend and fellow director Mel Watkins and I are driving off to Quebec City together for six days and five nights of hot times. In a hotel room miraculously procured by the Canadian Labour Congress, we're setting up the Straight Goods Summit bureau.