Has the problem not been solved yet? And most importantly, why should I care?

In a provocative western Canada history essay first published in 2005, acclaimed Prairies writer Sharon Butala asked "What makes a Westerner?" and courageously put forward "Our stubborn refusal to recognize the French fact."Ironically, the book was pretty much ignored in Western Canada except perhaps for Saskatchewan, the author’s home. Nationwide, Lilac Moon was mainly overlooked by CBC and its Radio-Canada french counterpart. Similar treatment in Québec, and needless to say, never translated.

As Canada Day fast approaches I feel a sense of pride and sadness. I am a proud Canadian who loves her homeland and all that it has represented over the years, but those days are disappearing with nary a look back by most. As I think more and more about what Canada is, I come face to face with what it’s not. Canada is no longer a nation making its way in the world for its citizens or posterity. We are no longer the nation of peacekeepers. We are no longer in control of our destiny.

The Nation's Deathbed Canada Day DVD Giveaway!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAulvgNCNLE

On Canada Day, patroitic Canadians will be hitting the streets throughout Canada to raise awareness regarding the SPP and the determental effects it will have on our country's soveignerity.

One person can make a difference, many can affect change....

Roughly one-third of the world's gas reserves and 13 per cent of its oil reserves lie north of the Arctic Circle, estimate U.S. Geological Survey researchers who suggest most of the gas is in Russian territory.

Much of the United Nations philosophy manifested through its charter and numerous organizations, as well as international treaties, fails to respect American sovereignty.  In many cases, it runs contrary to the Constitution.

Past Canadian governments have neglected their duty and have failed to enforce its Arctic sovereignty.  As a result, its northern waters have not been adequately protected, patrolled or monitored.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made the Arctic a priority and has committed to further defend Canadian sovereignty and protect its interests in the region.  Canada does have an obligation to defend the territorial integrity of its borders and must ensure that its Arctic waterways are also being respected by other nations.
 
The Arctic, with its abundance of untapped oil, gas and mineral resources, has nations jockeying for a bigger piece of the pie.  There could be conflicting claims between Canada, Russia and Denmark, over the Lomonosov Ridge.  Canada maintains a sovereign claim over the Northwest Passage, but the U.S. and other countries insist that it is an international waterway.

The Canadian government formally expressed its objection Wednesday to France's plans to go to the United Nations, claiming thousands of square kilometres of potentially lucrative seabed beyond Canada's 200-mile (370-kilometre) zone.

"Canada regrets the Government of France's decision to submit a letter of intent to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf claiming an extended continental shelf for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon," Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said in a statement.

British Columbians know well that opening up borders to trade and services isn’t always in their best interest.

The softwood lumber dispute under the North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada is perhaps the most notable example of this. In short, the U.S. refused to accept NAFTA panel rulings in favour of Canada, and it was up to the Canadian and U.S. governments to formulate an agreement for industry. This contentious conclusion emphasized a significant failing of a free trade agreement that’s supposed to benefit member countries the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Now that global warming is rapidly melting the Arctic ice cap, opening up the possibility of shipping through the Northwest Passage and developing the region's vast oil and gas resources, the five Arctic basin states (Canada, United States, Russia, Denmark/Greenland and Norway) are scrambling to secure their claims to the region.

Under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), coastal states own the seabed beyond the existing 200 nautical mile zones and up to 350 miles if they can prove it to be part of their continental shelf and in shallower waters. Since the United States is the only one of the five that hasn't ratified UNCLOS - the Obama administration and U.S. Congress are expected to do so - the members of the Arctic-5 are currently mapping the Arctic's subsea floor to support their claims.

Paul Manly’s latest film ‘You, Me, and the S.P.P: Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule’ will premiere at 7pm on Thursday, February 5th in the main drama theatre in building 310 at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo. It is also scheduled to screen at the World Community Film Festival in Courtenay on February 7th and at the World Community Film Festival in Vancouver at Langara on February 14th and in other cities as part of the traveling World Community Film Festival. Manly starts the film with random interviews on the street with two questions “Have your heard about the SPP, the Security Prosperity Partnership?” and “Have you heard about TILMA the Trade Investment Labour Mobility Agreement?”

There are big things in store for Canada

There are big things in store for Canada. The global elite are preparing for the emergence of a North American Union which can be described as nothing less than the centralization of power into fewer hands ultimately bringing us one step closer to a new world order.

Over the years, Canadian politicians have been moulded shaped and manipulated by the Bilderberg group to think that deepening our integration is a good idea.  Consider the fact that the following men have all attended Bilderberg meetings:

Paul Martin – Signed the SPP

Jean Chretien – Implemented NAFTA

Allan Gotlieb – Instrumental in the signing of the FTA

Stephen Harper – Current poster boy for deeper integration.

President Barack Obama has promised to send more troops to where the war on terrorism began as the focus seems to have now shifted from Iraq to Afghanistan. Some have went so far as to dub Afghanistan, Obama’s war. A troop surge could greatly improve security for Canadian soldiers, but it is unlikely to bring any type of lasting peace or stability to the region. There is a NATO summit planned for April which will mark its 60th anniversary, where there is expected to be increased pressure for Canada to further commit beyond 2011. Canada must look past its military combat role in Afghanistan and pursue a more sovereign independent policy, one that will best assist the Afghan people and one which better represents our own values.

The European Commission's ambassador to Canada does not understand why a report on the Arctic released last month has some politicians and experts worried that Europe is challenging Canada's sovereignty in the polar region.

"I find it very strange that Canada could look upon the European Union as a threat," said Ambassador Dorian Prince from his home in Ottawa. "I suppose I should feel a little flattered that they see us that way, but I would have thought it would have been in Canada's best interest to be in close co-ordination with the EU and like-minded states."

http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/eu_arctiv_intentions-12-10-2008

For about three weeks now, an e-mail about the collapse of the US economy before the summer of 2009 has been circulating. The text of the e-mail is a verbatim reproduction of a Web log entry by one Hal Turner who, until July of 2008, ran a donations-dependent Webcast show from his home in New Jersey. The gist of Turner’s claim:

“I announced during that same radio show that the US government was secretly minting new currency, THE AMERO and revealed a plot to intentionally bankrupt the United States to force integration with Canada and Mexico. Once merged, the US, Canada and Mexico would be a new entity called the North American Union.”

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=connieVeneracion_nov13_2008

pace has slowed since he took on Brian Mulroney in the 1988 so-called “free-trade debate.” But Canada’s 17th Prime Minister hasn’t changed his stance on the issues he fought for throughout almost 30 years in office. Back in 1988, John Turner in famous “Free Trade” debate exposed a “North American Union” (NAU) agenda initiated under the Brian Mulroney government to hand over Canada to the United States through the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2008/11/19/02869.html