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Citizen's Guide to the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) In March 2005, as a result of intense lobbying from North America’s richest corporations, the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States met in Waco, Texas to shake hands on the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). The SPP was a pledge to speed up the corporate goal of continental economic integration by linking it to U.S. government security demands... continue reading! SPP handbills - download (PDF) and distribute in your community! Download the full report, Behind Closed Doors: What they're not telling us about the Security And Prosperity Partnership (PDF 10.7 MB), or follow the links below: Table of contents The ABCs of the SPP: An introduction to the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Just say no to the SPP: Five reasons to oppose the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America The SPP and corporate power: “Imaginary citizens” and the democratic deficit of deep integration The SPP and workers: Lowering working standards and wages across North America The SPP and water: Bulk exports and the “joint optimum utilization of the available water” The SPP and energy: Securing U.S. control of Canadian and Mexican resources The SPP and insecurity: “No fly” lists, “trusted travelers” and the new hierarchy of citizenship The SPP and war: Endorsing U.S. foreign policy and fighting U.S. wars The SPP and public safety: How regulatory harmonization threatens our health and the environment Integrate This! Our demands for the SPP You can help stop the SPP! A citizen’s guide to fighting the Security and Prosperity Partnership For more information about the Council of Canadians, or its campaign against the SPP, please sign up to receive updates above or call us at 1-800-387-7177. source : canadians.org