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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 01:23 AM
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Towards a North American Union
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 01:38 AM
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1. Activists Fear Canada's Corporate Coup d'État
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America undermines Canadian sovereignty and is the brainchild of corporations, whose only objective is to increase profit at the expense of ordinary citizens in Canada, the United States and Mexico, according to panelists at a conference organized by the Council of Canadians last weekend.

Under the theme "Challenging the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America," the two-day conference drew more than 500 participants from Canada, the United States, Mexico and Australia.

In a panel discussion, Dorval Brunelle, professor of sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal, said the real brains behind the SPP–a trilateral framework involving the U.S., Canada, and Mexico–are top executives from large corporations in North America, who implement policies without the public's knowledge and in cahoots with the U.S. Congress, which calls the shots.

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Echoing Mr. Brunelle's claim that the SPP is led by corporations, John Foster, principal researcher at the North-South Institute in Ottawa, said executives from the corporations advise the governments of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico on priorities and have access to top politicians that "none of us has." Mr. Foster said democracies must not allow corporations to set the agenda.

http://www.embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2007/april/4/activists/
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 03:06 PM
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2. Kick
Why do you think they're letting in Mexican truckers? It's all part of their plan.
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Siyahamba Donating Member (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 03:10 PM
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3. Why are they requiring passports if this is taking place?
It would seem that if this was happening, they'd be making it easier to move about the three countries, not harder.
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 03:12 PM
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4. Maybe the "national ID card" will supplant the passport?
Perhaps that's why they're so eager for us to have our "papers".
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bonito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 04:21 PM
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5. Check this site out
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 05:12 PM
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7. Amazing how a bona fide conspiracy hides in plain sight. nt
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arikara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 04:56 PM
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6. More attention needs to be brought to this issue
Shine the light on it!

k&r!
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cascagraphic Donating Member (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 07:39 PM
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8. kick
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