Under the radar screen

Dear Mike:
After reading last week that former Mexico president Vicente Fox confirmed a U.S.-led plan to implement a unified North American currency (the “Amero”), I fear that Canada is going to lose its sovereignty—one piece at a time.
And, under the Harper government, it’s being done without anyone telling us—under the guise of the SPP.
The Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America was initiated by the leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico to advance free trade and security cooperation.
The SPP also is known as ”deep integration” or ”continental integration” because of the integration, or “harmonization,” of Canadian and U.S. regulations.
It is extensive, and involves major aspects of sovereign governmental affairs, including homeland security, the military, energy and natural resources, global security and foreign policy, economic policy, and regulatory policy (environment, health, and food safety), for expediting cross-border trade.
It has the potential to negatively affect all of these issues, as we are effectively forced to step to the United States’ tune.
And it’s being done outside the democratic process. The SPP negotiations are going forward in secrecy and without public debate.
While more and more Canadians come to the realization we need to protect our natural resources for future generations, the government continues to negotiate away our sovereignty, our natural resources, and our future behind closed doors and without our consent.
And, to make matters worse, the SPP is moving ahead with no participation from indigenous peoples—jeopardizing their sovereignty and culture.
The Harper government has been advancing the SPP agenda through administrative changes and budgetary measures. Despite the absence of major announcements, several departments have quietly committed to regulatory changes, including the harmonization of trade rules and security practices.
This incremental approach operates under the radar screen of public scrutiny because the Conservative government knows Canadians would reject a major agreement that laid out the entire strategy.
I urge Canadians to question their local MP as to how they plan to protect our privacy, our rights and, most importantly, our country’s ability to function as a sovereign nation under the SPP.
If we don’t ask now, it may be too late.
For more information on the SPP, visit www.canadians.org/
(Signed),
Lincoln Dunn
Emo, Ont.