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Security and Prosperity
Partnership
Security and Prosperity
Partnership
Security and Prosperity
Partnership
WAKE UPWAKE UP
CANADA!
WAKE UP
CANADA!Find out why wemust stop the SPP!
high-levelgovernment andcorporate types,
and they're up tono good!!
Bush
Chevron
Ford Motor
General Electric
FedEx
Bell Canada
Power Corp
Suncor Energy
CN Railway
Manulife Financial
CaldernHarper
Lockheed Martin
hey,who are all
those powerful
lookingbigwigs?
high-levelgovernment andcorporate Dudes,
and they're up tono good!!
They're busy changingcanada to increase
corporate profits Andthey're doing it allbehind
closed doors.
They pushedthrough Bad tradeand investment
deals likenafta.Now they've got
a new trick uptheir sleeve.
No public,no media.step awayfrom the
doornow!
they're calling i
the "securityand prosperitpartnership"
sppfor shor
Hey, let gyou goo
well, security is goodand so is prosperity.
Im sure theyre lookingout for the best
interests of usall.
letsjust letthem do
theirthing.
whoa!! waita minute!!
not so
fast!!
okay, you gotme. tell me morabout this spp
thing.
cmon, lets go! we dont have much timevery time those characters meet our
country slips further and furtheraway from us!!
What's at
stake?
Who's
callingthe shots?
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The Security and Prosperity Partnership is an informal agreement among
the three countries of North America (the United States, Canada and
Mexico) to work in close cooperation to:
To accomplish these goals, government and business leaders say they are
working together to exempt goods and business people from red tape
and border delays. Meanwhile, the rest of us face increased surveillance,
restrictions on travel, racial profiling and invasive security checks. Is this ademocratic model?
Most people havent heard much about the SPP,
and thats no mistake.
In fact, the architects of the SPP dont want
Parliament involved. Why? Because they dontwant democratic debate getting in the way of their
plans, so theyve found ways to avoid Parliament!
Why the big secret?
Goodquestion!
but Arentpoliticians
supposed todebate importantchanges like thisin Parliament?
Whats the SPP?NAFTA meets U.S. Homeland Security
Boy, Thissounds likesomething
that should bediscussed withall Canadians.Why are they
keeping itfrom us?
they rememberthe fights against freetrade and globalization,and they dont want to
go through thatagain.
September, 2006 Reporters uncover a secret, high-levelmeeting in Banff, Alberta, attended by some very powerfubusiness, government and military higher-ups from Canathe U.S. and Mexico. Even after submittingAccess to InformRequests, we still dont know what our government was dointhere. They say the meetings were private, not secret.
March, 2006 Prime Minister Stephen Harper (only too hato pick up where Paul Martin left off) meets with Bush and FoCancn, Mexico. They call together a group of top CEOs North Americas most powerful corporations, forming the NoAmerican Competitiveness Council. The NACC providespoliticians with on-going direction.
A short history of the SPP
March, 2005 Prime MinisterPaul Martin meets with U.S.President George W. Bush andMexican President Vicente Fox inWaco, Texas. They announcethe formation of the Security and
Prosperity Partnership.
August, 2007 Harperand new Mexican presidFelipe Caldern meet inMontebello, Quebec
agree to dramatically strecorporate rights in four kwithout democratic discu
were proud announce the surand petroleum par
uh, george,its supposed tobe Security and
prosperity
Im real happy to bemakin good progress on thespp with my two new amigos,
steve and felipe.
September 11, 2001 The tragedy of 9/11 opens thedoor to link trade with security.
Security
Prosperity
ut protesting, Tom dAquinohe Canadian Council ofef Executives said:
...I dontdo that becausecivilized humanbeings thosewho believe in
democracy
dont dothat.
hat they said in Montebellohat they said in Montebello
Meanwhile, threedays after unionleaders unmasked
them, Quebec policewere forced to admit
that some of theprotesters arrested inMontebello were really
police agents with
rocks infiltrating thecrowd!
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2Ensure an uninterruptedflow of goods withinNorth America andguarantee energysupplies for the U.S.
Create an integrated,
secure perimeteraround North America
NO
SPP
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whos got theweakest labourregulations?
we do, for sure.
okay, letsuse yours
These are the rich andpowerful CEOs of NorthAmericas biggestcorporations. They areadvising the govern-ments on what changesare needed and evenwriting new agreementsinto the SPP.
MembersofParliament
lockedout!
Organizations
advocatingforwor
women,indigenou
peoples,students
racializedgroups,
incomepeople,fa
theenvironment,
healthcare,etc.
lockedout!
Themedialockedo
These are the civilservants from thethree governmentsworking in smallgroups, each onetasked with lookingat a different area.
These are thenational leaders,cabinet ministers,bureaucrats andmilitary advisers.
Therestofu
lockedou
Afterthebreak,ParisHiltonisbackinthenews.Wellhaveafullreport...
TheMedia
ThePeoplesofCanada
Civilsocietygroups
Parliament
Whos in
the SPP... ...and whos
locked out.
...and whos
locked out.
Their sneaky strategy: harmonize regulationsoh, theyre clever,thats how.
So how can theymake such bigchanges withoutParliamentor theCanadianpublicknowingabout it?
Lets lookand see whos
in there
So,whoexactly is doing
this? I mean,whohas the power to makefundamental changes
to ourcountrywithout discussing
it with us?!
Going titsalreaffectingTake a lo
The people behind the SPP are making big changes. But instead of changing laws,
they are changing regulations. How? By harmonizing Canadas regulationswith those of the United States thats how they get around Parliament. Why
is this a problem? Because in most cases it means Canada will now be doing
things the U.S. way, whether thats good for us or not. In most cases it will meantougher, stricter regulations for ordinary people and looser, weaker regulations for
business, designed by and for themselves. The result? Higher profits for companiesat the expense of peoples rights and protections!
Heres an example from the airline industry:
Canada is under pressure to lower its standard
of one flight attendant for every 40 airline
passengers and accept the U.S. rule of one for
every 50 seats. These changes will benefit the
bottom line but will put public safety at risk!
Canadian unions are strongly fighting to stop
this measure from going ahead.
how Else isAll this goingto affect us?
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Another North Americais possible! Help build it by:
anadian Labour Congress www.canadianlabour.ca
strated & designed by Tony Biddle, www.perfectworldproductions.comsed on CLC research and analysis.
007, Canadian Labour Congress
The SPP is already affecting Canada!
SECURITYagenda
ImFreezing.
And ImThirsty. what
country are wein, anyway?
loosening environmental
regulations, faster approval
of licenses for pipelinedevelopment and a five-fold
increase in the export of raw
bitumen to be processed in
the U.S.
rapidly developing the tar sands
in response to U.S. demand helps
drive up the value of the Canadian
dollar which affects Canadian
manufacturing jobs
the threat of bulk water exports to
the United States
our regulations being viewed as barriers to
business and trade instead of rules necessary
to protect the public good
rising levels of pesticide residue on our fruits
and vegetables
less public oversight in the approval of new drugs and
food safety, and more U.S. corporate control of Canadian
TV and radio
our public services and institutions being undermined
in favour of public-private partnerships and privatization
migrant workers being forced to work under dangerous
conditions for low pay, abuse and no access to
citizenship rights
our energy and water resources
seen as fundamental to U.S.
national security
our police and immigration data
bases are shared with U.S.
security forces
a Canadian no-fly list and risk
profile for every traveller and
transportation worker, along with
increased racial profiling
new pandemic plan integrates our
public services and security forces
with those in the US and Mexico
increasing infrastructurefor mass surveillence of the
population using iris and digital
face scans and fingerprints.
Risk management means that
everyone is considered a potential
threat
our public health care system
treated as the infrastructure for
emergency preparedness
corporate executives take part in
decisions about surveillance, the
protection of critical infrastructure
and emergency planning
Thisis
thefuture
ofNorth
America
Finding out more about the Securityand Prosperity Partnership
Find your MP at: www.parl.gc.ca
Contacting Prime Minister Harper and MPs directlyand tell them to stop the SPP immediately until it isdiscussed honestly and openly with Canadianswww.canadianlabour.ca
www.canadians.orgwww.policyalternatives.cawww.commonfrontiers.cawww.rqic.alternatives.cawww.polarisinstitute.org
Prime Minister Harper:Phone: 613-992-4211 / Fax: 613-941-6900EMail: [email protected]
PROSPERITYagenda
While police fired tear gas and pespray at protestors in Montebello,Prime Minister StephenHarper ridiculed thedemonstrators, saying:
Does thestandardization
of Jelly beans posea threat to our
sovereignty?
Working with citizens groups in the U.S. andMexico to defend all three of our countries fromcorporate domination of our governments andinstitutions.
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Barb Byers, Executive Vice President, CLCMontebello, August 2007
Defending the Canada we have built overthe years with quality public health careand education, good jobs and a strongsocial safety net.
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Working people across this country knowSPP is not about security and prosperity forIts about the corporate class being able to
a stranglehold on this country.
What he said in MontebWhat he said in Monte
Andtheres
time tlose. Themoving
fast
The SPP is anti-anti-democratic!!democratic!! we allneed to stand upand saySTOP THE
SPP NOW!!