Protesters anywhere have a legitimate case to make, as long as it’s not made with
violence. But I can tell you that the issues that they’re raising in terms of the
global economy, how countries treat each other, the gap between the rich and the poor,
those are very much the issues that will be dealt with in Quebec." —Paul Martin,
Canadian finance minister
Hundreds of thousands will benefit from this trade agreement, but millions more will
not. And those who are the losers will be forced into regional and inter-generational
poverty with governments largely removed as actors on their behalf." —Gerry
Barr, Canadian Council for International Cooperation
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