Comments from Alexander and Chip worth reading 👇
Yes, we did have proper public consultations on the FTAs with Australia, New Zealand, the US and CPTPP back in July - October 2018.
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Yes, we did have proper public consultations on the FTAs with Australia, New Zealand, the US and CPTPP back in July - October 2018.
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https://twitter.com/AlexanderHorne1/status/1397120122326855680
But I also remember where we were in the Brexit debate around the same time and I think the potential impact, scope and trade-offs related to FTAs might not have been fully understood.
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To be fair, I recently had an opportunity to ask a few companies about their interest in and "wish list" for these FTAs (not a representative sample) and the interest and level of engagement was really low.
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But I still think it would be useful to have a way for the private sector and other stakeholders to continue to provide input and for the Parliament to scrutinise or monitor the difficult compromises that are necessary to conclude any deal.
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Two separate issues, of course, but keep thinking more oversight of these negotiations would be a good thing.
The "room next door" technique of negotiating comes to mind.
In addition, stakeholder input can give you quite a lot of leverage if used right (Japan)
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The "room next door" technique of negotiating comes to mind.
In addition, stakeholder input can give you quite a lot of leverage if used right (Japan)
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