-Caveat Lector- ________________________________________________ A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E http://www.ainfos.ca/ ________________________________________________ More than 80 arrested at Ottawa protest WebPosted Mon Apr 2 19:40:24 2001 OTTAWA-- Police arrested 87 anti-globalization activists during a noisy but peaceful protest in front of the Foreign Affairs building in Ottawa Monday. About 450 people waved banners and sang songs to demand the government take action. BACKGROUND: Trade talks: The Summit of the Americas The demonstrators were arrested after they came forward in pairs to read statements out loud, before climbing over barricades to sit on the building's grounds. One by one they were dragged away by police. They want the government to release the draft text of the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement in advance of this month's summit in Quebec City. International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew said Canada can't release the details unilaterally because there are 34 countries involved. But he said the government has released what it can so far. "This is the most transparent international trade negotiation we've ever had," he told CBC Newsworld. Foreign Affairs has closed the building for the day and told staff to stay home. Protesters say the government must make sure that environment and labour rules as well as human rights and democracy are respected in any new accord. ******** ****** The A-Infos News Service ****** News about and of interest to anarchists ****** COMMANDS: [EMAIL PROTECTED] REPLIES: [EMAIL PROTECTED] HELP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.ainfos.ca/ INFO: http://www.ainfos.ca/org __________ EcoNews Service - Always online for Ecology, Consciousness & Universe Exopolitics. Vancouver, BC V6M 1V8 EcoNews http://www.ecologynews.com/ Prague http://mujweb.cz/www/ecologynews/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om