Executive Director’s Report
This was the year that the
Council of Canadians put
the Security and Prosperity
Partnership of North America on the map. With thousands
of people converging on
Montebello, Quebec, this summer to
protest against the SPP, there was no
denying that this is a political issue the
Harper government can no longer ignore.
In the span of 12 months, we garnered
hundreds of media hits and inspired
actions in dozens of Canadian cities.
We helped expose police provocateurs
during the Montebello demonstrations
and we unveiled leaked minutes from closed-door SPP meetings on bulk water
exports. The Council offices have been
bombarded with calls from Canadians
who want to know more about the SPP
and how to stop it.
The flurry of activity around the SPP
has put the Harper government on
notice. With a federal election likely
coming within the next few months,
Council activists will be working hard to
make sure that our demand to scrap the
SPP and consult Canadians in a meaningful
fashion about North American
relations remains front and centre during
the campaign.
In 2007, the Council rejuvenated
our campaign for a national energy
strategy, called for an end to military
recruiting in schools, launched a new
online Right to Water action centre
(www.righttowater.ca), and established
our Integrate This website
(www.integratethis.ca) as a focal point
for hard-hitting research on the SPP and
deep integration. We made extensive
use of our e-newsletter, as well as social
networking websites, to spread our issues
and analysis to a wider and more diverse
audience. We also continued to produce
hard-hitting issues of our in-house magazine,
Canadian Perspectives.
None of this would have been possible
without the support of our generous and
dedicated members, who continue to
remind us that a better Canada is possible.
If you are not already a member of the
Council, please consider joining us today.
- John Urquhart
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