Deep Integration
MESSAGE TO NORTH AMERICAN LEADERS ATTENDING THE V SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS from North American Networks, Social Movements and Civil Society
Big 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.
Petitions being forwarded to Minister Day »
“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.
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