Stop the SPP

TASK FORCE ON RENEGOTIATING NAFTA ENCOURAGED BY QUIET DEMISE OF THE SPP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 1, 2009

NEW DEMOCRATS CELEBRATES VICTORY OVER SPP
“Continued vigilance is necessary to stop similar attacks on Sovereignty”

OTTAWA – Peter Julian International Trade Critic for the New Democrats celebrated today the quiet cancellation of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) initiative.

40 Parliament, 2nd Session
Introduction of Private Members' Bills
Bill C-435. Introduction and first reading

Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-435, An Act to favour Canadian procurements.
He said: Mr. Speaker, as we know, we have seen a massive loss of jobs of Canadians over the past 20 years. Good jobs are being replaced by lower minimum wage jobs. We have also seen a reduction in family income over the last 20 years. This is due, in large part, to bad trade policy.

(message en français ci-dessous..)
You, Me and the SPP - Tour launch on Parliament Hill

You are invited to join Filmmaker Paul Manly and NDP International Trade Critic, Peter Julian at a special public screening of the new feature documentary You, Me and the SPP: Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule.

(Joint-statement in French and in Spanish below...)

LEGISLATORS SEEK NEW FAIR TRADE MODEL FOR NORTH AMERICA
Legislators urge the renegotiation of NAFTA with the participation of civil society, labour and Legislatures

The upcoming North American Leaders’ Summit, to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico from August 8-11, 2009 is the first summit of North American Leaders to be held since Barack Obama was elected as President of the United States.

Legislators renew call for a "fair" NAFTA
By Amelia Bellamy-Royds for The Tyee
June 16, 2009 08:31 pm

Canadian businesses and the federal government may be urging Americans to avoid trade protectionism, but a group of legislators is trying to shift the debate to the need for greater protection for workers and the environment in North American trade.

BACKGROUND

***Thursday March 6 2008***
NEWS: PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM THE THREE NAFTA COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE TASK FORCE ON NAFTA RENEGOTIATION
(release in french and in spanish below...)

WASHINGTON, DC – Following a conference held on March 5th at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which took a critical look at how NAFTA has impacted the North American region, legislators from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico agreed today to launch a Task Force to push for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

http://peterjulian.ndp.ca/node/598

For immediate Release
June 4, 2009

Filmmaker, Paul Manly releases documentary on the Security Prosperity Partnership - ‘You, Me and the SPP: Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule’

You, Me and the SPP - Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3wuCS4q9k
Tilma chapter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hi-z9Tfxb0&feature=channel_page
P3 chapter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3gbEireKj0&feature=channel_page

NAFTA Countries to Introduce Simultaneous Legislation to Stop SPP by Dana Gabriel
www.opednews.com

Elected representatives from Canada, the U.S., and Mexico have agreed to a plan to introduce simultaneous legislation in an effort to stop the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America. This cross border cooperation will go a long way in further exposing the North American Union agenda.

Speaker : Mr. Julian
Context : Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Bill C-354. Introduction and first reading
Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-354, An Act to amend the Federal Courts Act (international promotion and protection of human rights).