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Qu�b�cois have understood �	Current rating: 0
by Karl Adomeit Email: karladomeit (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified!)	24 Jun 2001
A recent survey done by the research company SOM and published in Montreal�s La Presse newspaper show the collapse of support for globalization in Qu�bec.
It seems that a growing majority of people in the Province of Qu�bec have understood that the neo-liberal globalization plan had nothing good for us the people. The results of this survey enable all anti-globalization movements in Qu�bec to be proud of their work done in recent years and months in informing the people and certainly encourages them to double up their efforts in the future. They are on a good track and should continue the great work ! This is also great news for all of us worldwide to continue our march towards victory ! Here is the translated text that appears on the website of Radio-Canada (french) : According to a SOM survey done for the La Presse newspaper, the support of Qu�b�cois for globalization would at present be crumbling down. Last april, just before the FTAA Summit in Qu�bec City, 60 % of Quebeckers were favorable to the establishment of the FTAA. Today only 40.7 % are still favorable and think that it would be positive for Qu�bec. Finally, last april some 50 % of Quebeckers still believed that NAFTA was profitable to Qu�bec, today only 31.2 % still believe that. The survey has been conducted among 968 people between june 15-21 2001. Source :
See also: http://radio-canada.ca/url.asp?/nouvelles/Index/nouvelles/200106/23/006-sondage-mondialisation.asp

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Waking up to smell the (fair-trade) coffee?
by Sascha Meinrath meinrath (nospam) urbana.indymedia.org (unverified)	Current rating: 0 25 Jun 2001
As more and more information is disseminated it seems that public support for NAFTA, FTAA, and other free-trade organzizations becomes less and less. I think these numbers are great news for those of us who are working to establish fair-trade as an alternative to the massive destruction and degradation that has accompanied free-trade policies and protocols.