Posted on 08/24/2006 8:14:38 AM PDT by hedgetrimmer
NACC should not be writing Canadian policy, says Council of Canadians
According to the U.S. Department of State, the North American Competitiveness Council (NACC) met in Washington today to find ways “to cut red tape or eliminate unnecessary barriers to trade in North America,” and to set priorities for the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP).
“Corporations such as Lockheed Martin, Wal-Mart, Suncor and Chevron should not be shaping economic policy between Canada and the United States,” says Jean-Yves LeFort, trade campaigner with the Council of Canadians. “The North American Competitiveness Council gives far too much power to business leaders who are clearly more interested in profit than in what’s best for Canada.”
Prime Minister Stephen Harper named ten corporate executives to the NACC at a meeting of North American leaders in Cancun, Mexico this past March. Nine of those ten appointees represent corporations that are members of the powerful Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE), whose North American Security and Prosperity Initiative led to the signing of the SPP by Canada, Mexico and the U.S. in March 2005.
The CCCE makes no secret of its ultimate goal: the integration of the Canadian and U.S. economies, the harmonization of our foreign, security and immigration policies, as well as common environmental, health and other regulations. In a meeting this past March, the U.S. branch of the NACC set five clear objectives for the SPP, including “energy integration,” and “private sector involvement in border security.”
“Harper and Bush have clearly given business leaders the green light to press forward on a North American model for business security and prosperity,” says Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians. “How truly accountable is the Harper government to the Canadian people when it gives preferential treatment to the big-business community in the design of its policies.”
The Council of Canadians demands that Canada cease all further participation in the North American Competitiveness Council and the Security and Prosperity Partnership, and that Stephen Harper consult with Canadians in a meaningful and participatory way on Canada-U.S. relations.
“During the elections, Harper promised to submit any ‘significant international treaty’ to a vote in Parliament,” says LeFort. “It is his duty to make Canada’s ‘security and prosperity’ a matter of public debate.”
Now WHY couldn't she do it? LOL
You didn't get the "joke"; did you. Pity that.......
Her?
If you are a man, it's taken you an awfully long time to say so. You have been referred to as being a "she"/"her", around her, for a VERY long time. Haven't you noticed that before? If not, then one can only assume that you really do NOT read and/or comprehend anyone else's replies.
Didn't you mean investing in tin foil for all the tin foil hats?
Foil is actually not made of tin though, it is aluminum.
And I DO know that tinfoil is made of aluminum. That's why FREEPERS always use the Reynolds Wrap line.
What would've gotten old for me a long time ago (if I didn't find it so humorous) is her "Qassam rocket style" of attack. She fires, misses, and boogies before I can find her position. She was last seen heading for the "open borders" bunker.
Gosh, lets get back to the question. Who wants open borders?
The NACC and the SPP.
Who doesn't want open borders?
81% of the American people.
Why isn't our government securing the borders?
The business interests in their so-called public-private partnership don't want them to close it.
Are you trying to steer the conversation to open borders? Sound like the Alinsky Method to me.
Like shooting fish in a barrel.
Personally, I'd stick with the begging-the-question (NACC/SPP is in favor of open borders). You might get more mileage with folks who do not understand logic or circular reasoning.
A three word assertion? Two words: prove it.
North American Integration.
I note that you never respond to the articles or to the actual factual content.
Facts? Where? LOLOLOLOL
Those "open borders" folks at the SPP need to get on top of this, and quickly. [chortle]
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