NAFTA Democrats and the SPP

Recently, the Canadian Government was the center of a scandal, where a high level government official close to the PMO released sensitive info about both Hilary Clinton and Barak Obama. The information was in relation to claims that both of the candidates for the Democrats Presidential Nomination had stated on the campaign trail that they had serious problems with NAFTA and would either renegotiate or withdraw from NAFTA. The information leaked stated that the campaign offices of both nominees had contacted the PMO and informed them that the Canadian Government should not take such promises seriously, and that things said during campaigns might not carry over to the office to the President.

First, this should raise serious questions for voters in the US. Candidates making promises that they have no intention of keeping. While this is not uncommon in Canada or the US as we've seen, it should still cause a stir in the public of both countries and cause them to reconsider there election processes and party systems. Why would you want to vote for another liar? Look what voting (or not voting) for Bush got you, didn't he run on a platform of 'non-intervention', yep he sure did. Maybe considering a candidate that has a long history of not taking Corporate money, like Cynthia McKinney might be a better option. Unfortunately the Green Party primaries got zero air time on mainstream US news. And I'll bet they don't get much play during the election in November either.

Second, we're listening to candidates promise to back out of NAFTA, which in my opinion is right on track with the Dem. and Rep. agendas. Confused? I'm talking about the Security and prosperity partnership of North America, where the Heads of state of all three North American countries are already renegotiating NAFTA with the help of the North American Competitiveness Council (aka the Largest Corporations in North America) and no input from civil society or our elected representatives. No talk in Congress, No talk in the House of Commons, NO TALK WHAT SO EVER. When citizens advocacy groups have to file Access to Information Act requests to find out what there government is doing at SECRET meetings with other states, you know something shady is going on.

What I'm saying is, we're hearing candidates making promises they intend to keep so that when the time comes they can say "I am keeping campaign promises", and "I promised the US people, and I'm doing it". We've heard this rhetoric before from our own PM when he promised then forced through new election laws to align elections in Canada with elections in the US.

Our governments are already renegotiation NAFTA and the plan is for the US to back out of NAFTA and expand the SPP on the basis of renegotiating trade.

STAND UP FOR CANADA OPPOSE THE SPP AND NAFTA