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October 12, 2007 Maude Barlow, David Suzuki, Ken Georgetti, Maher Arar and Monia Mazigh have just sent Prime Minister Stephen Harper a letter demanding that his upcoming Throne Speech include a commitment to submit the Security and Prosperity Partnership to a vote in the next parliamentary session. They are calling on Stephen Harper to make good on a promise "to submit significant international treaties for votes in Parliament." "While the stated goal of this new 'partnership' is to make North American citizens safer and more prosperous, to date there has been no public consultation on the necessity or desirability of greater continental economic and security integration," they write in the letter. "This is despite major concerns with some of the SPP’s more controversial initiatives, such as Canada’s “Passenger Protect” no-fly list, and the harmonization of pesticide residue limits and toxic chemical regulations with the United States." The letter was copied to the leaders of the four major opposition parties, all of whom commented on the SPP's lack of transparency in the lead up to the 2007 "Leaders Summit" in Montebello this past August. To read the full letter, click here. To send your own version of the letter to Prime Minister Harper, click here. |
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