"This agenda is more important to Canada than it is to the United States, and therefore the only way it can be advanced is through fervent Canadian leadership," a senior government official said. "This is a great initiative that can strengthen Canada."
A quote from the article I would like to respond too.
"To help address these common challenges, we recommend that you support a joint initiative that would not only seek to further reduce barriers to Canada-U.S. trade and investment but would also encourage policy reforms that improve the competitiveness of North American industry as a whole."
I think what this quote means is, making policies that benefit corporations to become competitive, EVEN at the expense of enviromental concerns. This quote I think suggest Canada becoming like the U.S in how we operate from corporations to how the public is cared for. The corporations will get the upper hand in a nafta plus plan, while the lower income cab families will lose.--Kevin
Note: full article:

New and Improved Features:
-no concern for the popular demand for stable, decent jobs
-benefits the elite even MORE than before!!
-sells out Canadian sovereignty
more features to come...
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Kory Yamashita
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
So, Paulie will give everything away now while he still can. That means open borders for labour, they can bring Mexicans in to do our work. That means open borders for products that were made anywhere but come into Canada from the US, they are negating our tariff system, thereby destoying what is left of our textile and other industries. That means open borders for products that have been inspected in the US, they won't have to do a Canadian inspection. That means open borders for US secret police and black-bag operators. We give it all and they get it all.
Now that Paulie has joined forces with George the Butcher he figures he can dispense with the honourable guy disguise. Then when Paulie gets his minority government he won't have to worry about getting the give away legislation passed. Send Paulie an e-mail today and tell him that he has no mandate to negotiate a new NAFTA give away scheme!
"The greatest price of not participating in politics is being governed by your inferiors." Plato