July 28, 2008
TO: Paul Myers, IFAT Chair and Barbara Fiorito, FLO Chair
RE: Charter of Fair Trade Principles
Hello Paul and Barbara,
We received a copy of the Charter of Fair Trade Principles (IFAT/FLO May 2008 meeting notes) in May that invited public debate. We thought that you would be interested to know that in Canada over the past year we have held 3 strategic planning meetings working towards a Canadian Platform (Network) on Fair Trade. During the last two meetings in Montreal and Vancouver we had the opportunity to discuss a working definition of Fair Trade in Canada.
Over 100 fair traders from across Canada have contributed to these meetings to date. We have not had the opportunity or time to fully discuss the principles at this time, only the definition of Fair Trade. Our comments are meant to be constructive and intended to develop our working definition. It would be useful from a lobbying and advocacy point of view if there was one accepted global definition therefore we are sending these comments for your consideration.
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