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Re: FTAA "Democracy Clause"





On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Brian James wrote:

> http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/04/21/soa_chretien010421
>
> At a news conference Saturday night, [Prime Minister Chretien]
> emphasized that all 34 leaders had agreed to a "democracy clause" that
> places conditions on any enlarged free trade zone.
....

> But he said the Organization of American States (OAS) will closely
> monitor its members, and pass judgment collectively on whether a
> country's democratic system is in doubt because of rigged elections or
> other problems.
>

Fascinating... so what is the "collective judgement" of OAS about Florida?








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