The Obama administration pursued such an agreement for years, but it was largely moribund even before Mr. Trump took office, in part because of popular opposition in Germany. (nytimes.com)
Arrests and repression have targeted popular opposition leaders, such as Henrique Capriles or Leopoldo Lopez, to destroy the opposition's competitiveness. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Yet despite the tremendous Indigenous, municipal and popular opposition in BC, despite the potentially devastating environmental and climate impacts, and despite the shallow assurance by the National Energy Board that the expansion is in «Canada's public interest,» the Trans Mountain pipeline is being pushed ahead. (corporatemapping.ca)