The recent Banff meeting of top government, corporate and military officials from all three countries has heightened this concern. It was clear that organizers and participants intended to keep this important meeting on integration out of the public eye.
Mr. Julian has been active on this file since the launch of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). (http://www.ndp.ca/page/1444). Please be assured that the federal NDP will continue to demonstrate strong leadership on deep integration as we have on other important issues such as Afghanistan and the Softwood Lumber Agreement.
Again, thank you for taking the time to convey your interest to safeguard our future and our Canadian sovereignty. Feel free to forward this email to all others who may share this concern.
Sincerely,
Jack Layton, MP (Toronto-Danforth)
Leader, Canada’s New Democrats
Attachment:
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, far from standing up for Canada, the Conservative government is waving the white flag of surrender.
We see this with the softwood lumber sellout. We see this with the Wheat Board sellout, and we see it in the secret Banff meetings. This government is prepared to give away everything in its endless efforts of capitulation to the Bush government, with ministers committed to giving away even more of Canada under the so-called security and prosperity partnership. Remodelling Canada as a carbon copy of the United States means lowering our quality of life and Canadian standards in food safety, health, labour rights, transportation and the environment.
The NDP is pressing for full disclosure of everything the Conservative government is doing to sell us out, just like the Liberals did, and diminish our ability to build the society Canadians deserve.
In the upcoming election, Canadians will have a clear choice between the sellout versions of Canada by the Conservatives and Liberals and a vision of a new, proud, independent Canada promoted by the NDP.
Note: http://www.ndp.ca/page/...
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Defending Canadian Sovereignty - Jack Layton
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Michael
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Expect little from life and get more from it.
As I said in my last post on this subject on the other thread, nearly half of eligible Canadians were not represented in the last election. Hopefully an issue of this magnitude can help to change that.
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Everybody got to deviate from the norm
Just hard to do. Yet, we will never see an attempt. We continue to vote OUT offenders and elect in new ones. If or when the NDP or CAP gained a position where they could do something about it, by then it would be old news and few will even remember. Canadians could have voted in the NDP at previous elections but it's now the NDP is showing backbone. The thieves showed their colours and will probably still regain their position in Ottawa. Harper made it clear that he and only he will reveal any information Canadians should be privy to. His goverment runs in secrecy. Yet both parties will continue to run the country because voters allow it.
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Expect little from life and get more from it.
That coupled with an NDP pushing the issues of NAU, BMD, the environment? If they can claim those issues as their own and force them as election issues, you never know.
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Everybody got to deviate from the norm
Very probable. However they have the strength now. A strong opposition has more power then the governing party. Ask Harper. That is also why Harper runs the country under the cloak of secrecy. You can't appose of which you are unaware. The NDP nor CAP were invited to the meetings in Banff. They can only be opposed to not being privy but how can they appose of what was discussed? These meetings could very well have been held with any government in power. Laws (acts) may have not been passed but "ideals" were. The people at these meetings have decided they are above government. Governments are merely stepping stones.
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Expect little from life and get more from it.
Interesting point here, but the most important sector that was not invited, nor informed, nor consulted is the only sector that ought to matter and that is the people. The political parties themselves are not suppose to be the major stakeholders, and that is the disconnect. The Cons and Libs were not invited as parties, these are individuals many unelected, unaccountable, some recently rejected by the Canadian Public (like Manley, McLellan) along with corporate elites, and they are together making plans for the rest of us to live with!
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"aaaah and the whisper of thousands of tiny voices became a mighty deafening roar and they called it 'freedom'!"' Canadians Acting Humanely at home & everywhere
They have some strength, yes but not all that much. They have 29 seats up against 227 seats between the cons and libs and a (sometimes) ally with 51 seats. They have marginally better access to the media than you or I. Actually, the MSM isn't avoiding you or I so maybe we've got better access. Are they using the strength they have? I think we will agree that, no they're not. How fast has Peter Julian and the NAU faded from the headlines?
I've said before that I'm not too particular about JL but he's all we got right now and now is not the time to go through a leadership race. Jackie is just gonna have to get his shit together and let his forehead light the way.
>>The people at these meetings have decided they are above government. Governments are merely stepping stones.
Yes but they can only "be above the government" for as long as the gov't lets them. They need their friends in Ottawa, which makes it all the more urgent to get those sob's out of there.
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Everybody got to deviate from the norm
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Everybody got to deviate from the norm
You are getting my point. The media was not invited and members of this meeting revealing nothing. Members of the Free Masons would not be required nor would reveal minutes of their last meeting either. Reprentatives in this case should have to because it envolves directly, the citizens of three countries. We have a democracy that is working against us. There are no laws forcing these people to speak. Ironicaly, they were not there acting as our representatives.
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Expect little from life and get more from it.