Editor's Note:
The following letter was sent to me by Jack Layton in March, 2007 condemning both the Liberals and Conservatives for deceiving Canadians by creating the North American Union under a veil of secrecy. This issue is top priority right now but the NDP have not made ANY mention of it in their platform in the lead up to the Canadian election on October 14, 2008. The NDP party is being hypocritical to the extreme and Canada's sovereignty is hanging by a thread.
The currency has ALREADY been minted in Denver for the North American Union and is ready to go! What are we waiting for? Why aren't people speaking out? What's going on?
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Thank you for your previous email outlining your concern for our
national sovereignty. I share your concern.
In Parliament on February 23rd I demanded to know why the Harper
Government refuses to inform everyday Canadians about Canada's
participation at Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
(SPP) meetings. I noted in my speech that this whole process, launched
by the Liberals and pursued by the Conservatives, is very vague. Secret
talks are being held on security, transportation, the environment,
health care and increasingly deeper integration, all without the mandate
of Parliament and without any public input on integration.
NDP International Trade and Globalization critic Peter Julian recently
commented: "the previous Liberal government engaged Canada in a slow
merger process with the United States and Stephen Harper is accelerating
the agenda. The NDP demands a full debate in Parliament on this issue.
Everyday Canadians have the right to know what is being negotiated."
(http://www.ndp.ca/page/4927)
"Canada is not the gas tank of the United States. NAFTA already locks
us into supplying energy to the United States even if ordinary Canadians
go without; a North American Union would only make this worse," added
NDP Energy Critic Dennis Bevington.
Mr. Julian has been very active on this file since the very launch of
the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP).
(http://www.ndp.ca/page/1444) and http://www.ndp.ca/page/4413 . He is
also working with others from the United States, Mexico and here in
Canada who share our concern.
It is now apparent that neither the present Conservative government nor
the Liberals before them can be counted on to "stand up for Canada". We
have opposed their capitulation with the Bush Administration on issues
such as Afghanistan, the Softwood Lumber Agreement, the dismantling of
the Canadian Wheat Board, and the proposed Security and Prosperity
Partnership of North America (SPP). We have consistently challenged the
Harper agenda and were the only party to unanimously vote against his
Conservative government on every non-confidence vote - Budget,
Afghanistan and Softwood Lumber.
Again, thank you for taking the time to register your interest in
safeguarding our future and our Canadian sovereignty. Feel free to
forward this email to anyone who may share this concern. All the best.
Sincerely,
Jack Layton, MP (Toronto-Danforth)
Leader, Canada's New Democrats
