Respectfully submitted by the Alliance for Democracy and Global Exchange on
June 30 2007 for consideration by the USSF Resolutions Committee.
WHEREAS the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) is not a signed treaty
debated and adopted by the legislatures of Canada, the United States of
America, and Mexico but an arrangement negotiated in secret by the
Executives of each county, in close collaboration with the respective
business communities; and
WHEREAS the SPP is designed to further the neo-liberal agenda of
privatization, deregulation and free trade, in order to "remove barriers to
trade, investment, research and education"; and
WHEREAS the SPP will, under the guise of 'harmonization of national policies
will lead to further job loss, reduction in social programs, and changes in
the use of natural resources and environmental protections: and
WHEREAS the SPP will link Mexican and Canadian foreign and military policy
closer to those of the United States of America, with obliged participation
in 'security' policies and wars; and
WHEREAS the next summit of the leaders of the three countries will be held
in Montebello, Quebec, Canada, August 20 and 21 of 2007
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the People's Movement Assembly demand the
United States government immediately cease talks with Mexican and Canadian
leaders to further the SPP agenda and disband the North American
Competitiveness Council (NACC), at least 30 corporations which 'advise' the
SPP Working Groups and policy development, for the good of citizens in
Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Next steps:
1) Endorse and participate in the attached Call to Action issued by the
Council of Canadians (below) to ensure that resistance voices to the SPP are
heard from the United States.
2) Continue tri national mobilizing and education to stop the SPP.
3) Encourage grassroots groups and individuals to work to draft and pass
local resolutions to oppose the SPP in their community.
Call to action against the SPP!
Council of Canadians to mobilize in Ottawa, Montebello and across the
country from August 20-21
From August 20-21, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be meeting in
Montebello, Quebec with U.S. President George Bush and Mexican President
Felipe Calderón. The Council of Canadians will be there to tell them what
Canadians really think about the Security and Prosperity Partnership of
North America. Ottawa-based activists are already planning a giant weekend
demonstration and possibly a bike caravan from Ottawa to Montebello.
Ottawa-based activists are already planning a giant weekend demonstration
and possibly a bike caravan from Ottawa to Montebello.
We'll be posting information about actions in Ottawa, Montebello and across
Canada at IntegrateThis.ca, as details emerge. So drop by often for
up-to-the-minute information.
But in the meantime, here's how our plans are shaping up:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 7:00 p.m. - PUBLIC FORUM The Council of Canadians is
working with a other labour and social justice groups to organize a public
forum near Montebello. This event will feature Canadian, U.S. and Mexican
speakers, focusing on how the SPP affects energy security, water, the
environment, security policy, and other key issues. More details to come.
MONDAY, AUGUST 20 - NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION The Council of Canadians will be
organizing a National Day of Action Against the SPP on August 20. This will
allow people across Canada to "plug in" to the resistance at the Montebello
summit. Council of Canadians' chapters will be organizing public forums and
community picnics, lobbying of Members of Parliament, distributing
handbills, and speaking to the media. We will be posting information about
events across the country at IntegrateThis.ca, as details develop.
MONDAY, AUGUST 20 - PROTEST IN MONTEBELLO The Council of Canadians will be
joining with other groups from across Ontario and Quebec to protest at the
summit site in Montebello. More details to come.
For more information about the Security and Prosperity Partnership, visit
IntegrateThis.ca. We'll post new information about the Montebello summit as
it becomes available. Visit often for up-to-the-minute updates.
Carleen Pickard
BC/Yukon Regional Organizer/Council of Canadians
#700- 207 W. Hastings St.,
Vancouver BC V6B 1H7
t. 604.688.8846/1.888.566.3888
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