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Deep IntegrationBig business corporations on both sides of the border are pushing for stronger economic and political ties with the United States. Led in Canada by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) – an organization representing Canada’s top 150 corporations – and supported by right-wing think tanks like the C.D. Howe Institute and the Fraser Institute, corporate groups are lobbying the Canadian government to get rid of border restrictions and policy differences with the U.S. in order to make it easier to do business.
“Deep integration” is a term that refers to the dismantling of the border between Canada and the United States. It could affect everything – the economy, social programs, resources and the environment. Deep integration is the harmonization of policies and regulations that govern the foods we eat, the items we buy, and how we live. It calls for the formation of a new North America that effectively erases the border between Canada and the United States in the interest of trade north of the border and security concerns south of the border. New documents obtained by the Council of Canadians provide damning evidence of how North American integration is being carried out by stealth. They describe a series of closed-door meetings with government officials and business leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States to discuss everything from bulk water exports to a joint security perimeter and a continental resource pact, all with the explicit aim of helping executive-level politicians further integrate our three countries. Leaked document: North American Future 2025 Project Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (PDF format) Backgrounder: The North American Future 2025 Project The Council of Canadians' analysis (PDF format) Click here to read the Council of Canadians’ Citizens’ Guide to Deep Integration, including information, analysis and action. Other topics in this section:
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[15-Apr-08] New Environics poll reveals Canadians reject SPP priorities The SPP Makes You Sick: Harmonization of environmental standards directly impacts Canadians’ health, Canadian Perspectives, Spring 2008 ACTION ALERT: Tell Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to forget about TILMA ACTION ALERT: Demand a stop to military integration with the U.S. ACTION ALERT: Put the SPP to a vote! Beyond NAFTA: The Security and Prosperity Partnership (PDF), John W. Foster, 2008 On the Streets and Behind the Gates: A special 8-page supplement - Montebello and the SPP, Canadian Perspectives, Autumn 2007 Another bad deal for Canada: TILMA, deep integration and the fight for local democracy, backgrounder, September 2007 The North American Competitiveness Council: The corporate driving force behind deep integration, backgrounder, September 2007
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