Security & Prosperity Partnership

In an article from February of 2009, former international trade and foreign affairs minister David Emerson appears to be talking out of both sides of his mouth. He feels that NAFTA has made Canada "U.S.-centric" and as a result, it is losing ground in the rest of the world. At the same time, the article also reports that Emerson has, "called on the government to aggressively seek stronger Canada-U.S. ties, up to and including a customs union. He said at minimum, Canada should advocate a North American security perimeter arrangement, a labour mobility agreement that modernizes NAFTA provisions, and greater integration on regulatory matters." Emerson is now calling on Canada to lead a new charge towards greater continental integration. He believes that the North American partnership is in need of repair and has proposed "project North America".

The former senior cabinet minister insists that Canada needs to work more closely with the U.S. in areas of trade, energy, the environment, and continental security. Emerson said, "I think the process of integration has to begin with the two leaders, perhaps three." He is also against revitalizing SPP working groups which have been for the most part, inactive since Obama became president.

In February of this year, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, was told that the controversial SPP was likely dead. CEO and president of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Thomas d'Aquino, testified and answered questions before the committee. He admitted that it was probably only a matter of time before the SPP was replaced. He emphasized the importance of Canada-U.S. bilateralism, but cautioned against cutting Mexico out of the equation. In an article from several months back, Jerome Corsi writes that, "while North American integration advocates may have backed off promoting the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America as their vehicle to create a North American Union, the globalist effort to integrate North America economically and politically continues under different names."

The SPP has been a huge public relations nightmare, thanks in part to many who have exposed its agenda. The lack of transparency, coupled with the fact that there was never a mandate from the people of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, can also be blamed for its undoing. The vision of a North American Union has not been abandoned and plans for deeper integration continue on many different fronts. The global elite can never be accused of letting a crisis go to waste. Some are using the swine flu pandemic scare as a means to push for further continental integration. We might only be a crisis or two away from a North American Union.

In the last year, there has been little mention of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) from the governments of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. A battle appears to be brewing as to the next course of action to take in regards to North American integration. Some would like to see more focus placed on Canada-U.S. bilateralism while others believe that trilateralism should always be the way to go. This could be a manufactured debate with the goal of trying to resurrect this agenda. You can be sure that the global elite pushing for deeper continental integration, will take a North American Union any which way they can.

It's Anti-Democratic:
It is a political manifestation of a corporate plan for economic and security integration that was NEVER VOTED ON IN ANY COUNTRY.

It's A Waste of Energy:
Canada and Mexico have agreed to give U.S. oil companies a tighter grip on both countries resources in return for vague assurances that the U.S. wont shut the border to our goods.

The SPP Makes Citizens Feel Less Secure, with example:
Joint U.S.-Canada "No Fly Lists", exclusive service for "trusted travelers" and racially based immigration policies that criminalize people from "high risk" countries. For example, Maher Arar remains on the U.S. no fly list despite being exonerated and after receiving a formal apology from the RCMP and the federal government.

The whole point of the Security & Prosperity Partnership was to integrate the United States, Mexico and Canada. An open border policy. Obama recently traveled to Mexico to pledge his support for immigration reform and the unconstitutional implementation of the Security & Prosperity Partnership under the leadership of George W. Bush.

In my opinion all of that's fine, but didn't the Swine Flu outbreak start in Mexico? Therefore shouldn't travel be restricted between Mexico and the U.S.? Shouldn't the U.S. close off its southern borders? Why weren't more steps taken to ensure that this Swine Flu was controlled? At the end of the day I was never a fan of allowing illegal immigrants into this country, Mexican or otherwise. But it seems to me as if this administration didn't act accordingly. By the way, who's the head of Health and Human Services?

Here is a video pertaining to the NAFTA Superhighway. This segment was shown on "Lou Dobbs". One of the last few media personalities with guts and integrity...

So it appears that Arizona State University is teaching the concept that The U.S., Mexico and Canada need to be integrated into, "A unified pro Big business superstate, where U.S. citizens of the future will be known as North Americanists".

The program which this falls under is known as the "Building North America" program. There is actually a teaching module online which is available online to help professors integrate these teachings into their own curriculum.
George Haynal, senior fellow at the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University gave the following commentary on the "Building North America" program:

"Given the nature of the threats against our security in the current environment, the first task is to reinvent 'borders.' We must exercise the responsibility for protecting our society against external threats where we can do so most effectively, not where infrastructures happens to be in place," he added. "Multilateral cooperation is going to be essential among governments."

"It is clear, to me at least, that we must . move beyond NAFTA and do so with a purposeful determination."

The link I provided above can give you a sufficient amount of information regarding George Haynal's motives for creating such a program.

Earlier this year (January)a proposed bill was sent to congress that went by the name of House Resolution No. 38. The Bill died however in February this year. I found it interesting to say the least. The following is the text of House Resolution No. 38...

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 38
Offered January 14, 2009
Prefiled January 8, 2009
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other bilateral or multilateral activity that seeks to create a North American Union.
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Patron-- Marshall, R.G.
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Committee Referral Pending
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WHEREAS, President George W. Bush established the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America with the nations of Mexico and Canada on March 23, 2005; and

WHEREAS, a television reporter asked President Bush on March 23, 2005, whether in light of the European Union the SPP was a step towards continental integration and he responded, "...So that the vision that you asked about in your question as to what kind of union might there be, I see one based upon free trade, that would then entail commitment to markets and democracy, transparency, rules of law..."; and

WHEREAS, the gradual creation of such a North American Union, or a functionally equivalent organization serving the same purpose under a different name, from a merger of the United States, Mexico, and Canada would be a direct threat to the Constitution and national independence and sovereignty of the United States and imply an eventual end to national borders within North America; and

WHEREAS, a White House news release confirmed the continuing existence of the SPP and its "ongoing process of cooperation" on March 31, 2006; and

WHEREAS, Congressman Ron Paul has written that a key to the SPP plan is an extensive new NAFTA superhighway: "[U]nder this new 'partnership,' a massive highway is being planned to stretch from Canada into Mexico, through the state of Texas"; and

WHEREAS, this trilateral partnership to develop a North American Union has never been presented to Congress as an agreement or treaty and has had virtually no congressional oversight; and

WHEREAS, state and local governments throughout the United States would be negatively impacted by the SPP/North American Union process, such as the "open borders" vision of the SPP, eminent domain takings of private property along the planned superhighways, and increased law-enforcement problems along those same superhighways; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Congress of the United States be urged to withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other bilateral or multilateral activity that seeks to create a North American Union; the Virginia Congressional Delegation is also urged to use all of its efforts, energies, and diligence to withdraw from any further participation in the SPP of North America or other activity, however named, which seeks to advance, authorize, fund, or in any way promote the creation of any structure to accomplish any form of a North American Union as herein described; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates transmit copies of this resolution to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and the members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation so that they may be apprised of the sense of the House of Delegates of Virginia in this matter.