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To Advance North Americ by PAUL LIKOUDIS * 10 Canada Hosts Meeting... To Advance North Americ By PAUL LIKOUDIS Suspicions that leading busi you might beable to advance the Frontiers: Building a 21st C solutions around it would be dif ryCanada-United States Pa nessmen and government officials ship in North America. So are promoting a North American ferent.' "Theonly media member invit the paper's 15 recommend Union that incorporates the Unit expand on the NASPI fram' ed States,Mexico, andCanadainto ed to the event was The WallStreet one superstate heightened in mid- JournaV% Mary Anastasia in areas such as tariff harm September after a weekly newspa O'Grady, according to the list of tion, rules of origin, trade per in western Canada, the Banff, participants provided to the Crag." dies,energy strategy, cored The theme of this 2006 North priorities, andthe need tostr Alberta, Crag & Canyon, report en Canada-United States i ed that some of those countries' American Forum was entitled "ContinentalProsperityin the New tions, including the North P leading citizens met there Septem can Aerospace Defense ber 12 to 14 to discuss the "inte Security Environment," and was gration" ofthe three countries for hosted by the Canadian Council of mand (NORAD). Other r ChiefExecutives, with the support mendations focus on the p security and business reasons. for developing and execu The scheduledkeynote speaker of the Canada West Foundation. comprehensive strategy, i was U.S. Secretary of Defense The Canadian Council of Chief Donald Rumsfeld, although it Executives, according to the orga ing the need for greater c nization's web site, is a "who s nation across government ( seems he did not attend. ments, between federal ar But the list of those who did, in who" of the country's business elite. "The companies they lead," vincialgovernments and bf deed, attend, reads like a list of the public and private seel North America's business and po says the web site at www.ceocouncil.ca/en/about/ "In addition to its o^ litical elites. According to the Crag & Can about.php, collectively administer search and advocacy in thi yon's Aaron Paton, who obtained C$3.2 trillion in assets, have annu the CCCE was a key supp( the program for the conference: al revenues in excess of C$750 bil the Independent Task Fo "Former Alberta Premier Peter lion, and are responsible for the the Future of North Ame Lougheed co-chaired the event vast majorityof Canada's exports, trilateral panel sponsored alongside former U.S. Secretary of investment, research and develop Council on Foreign Rel State George Shultz and former ment, and training." The final report of the tas Mexican finance minister Pedro Canadian journalist Diane Fran put forward 39 specific Aspe. Canadians scheduled to at cis, in her book Who Owns Cana mendations aimed at n tend included Minister of Public da? (Toronto: Macmillan, 1986), North America safer, ere Safety Stockwell Day, Chief ofthe reported that thebulk ofCanada's single economic space, sp; Defense Staff Gen. Rick Hillier, wealth is held by 32 families and the benefits of economic the five conglomerates they con opment more evenly, and and AlbertaEnergy MinisterGreg tionalizing the North Ar Melchin. trol. Contrary toassumptions held "American invitees included by most U.S. citizens, Canada's partnership. Rumsfeld, his assistant, Lt. Gen. public transportation, communica "In March 2005, the le< Gene Renuart, and former Secre tions, and energy sources are not Canada, the United Stai tary of Energy andDefense James publicly held, but privately held, Mexico launched the S Schlesinger. according to this book. and Prosperity Partner: "The list also includes business As a lead agent for the North North America, a compre men such as Roger Gibbins, pres American superstate, the Canadi agreement that advani ident and CEO of Canada West an Council of Chief Executives North American agenda ii Foundation, and Ron T. Covais, explains its support for the new titude of concrete and p president of the Lockheed Martin union on its web site, in a commu ways that will improve tl Corporation, which is the largest niquedated March 31,2006: ty and economic well-b weapons manufacturer in the Unit "The Canada-United States and Canadians and of our ne in North America." ed States. North American free trade agree "Topics included 'A Vision for ments have proven to be extraor North America,' 'A North Ameri dinary successes for Canada, the Budding Romance can Energy Strategy,' 'Demo United States, and Mexico. They graphic and Social Dimensions of have increased investment, em Except for the Crag North American Integration,' and ployment, and incomes in allthree yon, the only other news 'Opportunities forSecurity Coop countries. But issues of trade and report on the event in B< eration.' investment are now inextricably The Toronto Star, Canad "John Larsen, spokesman for intertwined with those of defense est circulation newsp£ the North American Forum, said and security. The need for a com "Selling Canada Behind that the public wasnot notified of prehensive North American strat Doors," Maude Barlow the closedand privatemeetingand egy integrating economic and se and chairman of Counci would not confirm or deny that curity issues led the CCCE to nadians, wrote Septembt Rumsfeld or anyone else was in at launch its North American Securi "While the media we tendance. He said he did not know ty andProsperity Initiative (NAS- obsessing over rumors o who paid for the forum. Pl) in January2003. TMs initiative ding romance between " 'There are all kinds of confer proposes a strategy with five ma leezza Rice and Peter ] ences going on at the Banff jor elements: last week, a more signif Springs thatdraw illuminaries [sic] "Reinventing borders; Maximiz lationship was developin; and if those conferences are pri ing regulatory efficiencies; Nego closed doors. Away fi vate in nature then I think we tiation of a comprehen.sive re spotlight, from Septemb also have to respect that these source security pact; Reinvigorat- 14,in BanffSprings, Mi people, by nature of the offices ing the North American defense Public Safety Stock-wcU that they hold, still have a right alliance; Creating a new institu- Defense Minister to a certain degree of privacy,' Larsen said. The CCCE believes that.oCana- MpvirnnO'Connor^ met With U "He added that the meetings those of Zd i 0] are not meant to be secret and the Umted States and Mexico will to that.individuals are allowed to be served best by asu-ategy ftaT ! 'rican infegrafio say if they attended the forum. continental in its scope, compre! " 'People that are relatively se hensive mits approach, and coher secondThe firstNorthNorthAmericanAmericF. nior in business... if they're go rum was held in Sonoma, ing to come to these things and Ttion.^"^«.fvelopmen-,andWhile progress tn someexecuis- m 2005, and was kept sec put their open and frank discus Despite the involven sions on the table in order for senior North America^" those conversations to be as fruit ful as possible they want to think ada'smust remainstrategytnki^ralf.;jVortftAfflerictAnH 7^ nhT' not aim the that there's some (confidentiali ty)- " 'You can imagine that if this was all televised or open to pub lic scrutiny, the nature of the con versations and ultimately what government.government Qf ^PJ^Ses (q "Consistent wit- - you would be able to do with CCCE in AprilApn it2: tk ^^Ssin Cont^ •' those conversations and how far major discussion '"'vld'^"^s/onT"' cont.„/j"^ornit ^ THE WANDERER Chief Executives; Hon. Stockwel. Day, minister of Public Safety government of Canada; Dr. Wend> Dobson, The Institute for Interna Union tional Business; N. Murray Ed wards Edco, Financial Holdings Ltd.; Ward Elcock, deputy minis ter of National Defense; Bill El the Security and Prosperity Part liott, associate deputy minister. nership in March 2005, discus Public Safety; Dr. John English, sions on continental integration TTie Canadian Center for Interna have gone underground. tional Governance Innovation; "The media have paid little at Brian Felesky, Felesky Flynn LLP; tention to thisfar-reaching agree Richard L. George, Suncor Ener ment, so Canadians are unaware gy Inc.; Dr. Roger Gibbins, Cana that a dozen working groups are da West Foundation; Rear Admi jurrently 'harmonizing' Canadi ral Roger Girouard, commander an and U.S. regulations on every- Joint Task Force Pacific, Canadi ;hing from food to drugs to the an Forces; Major Gen. Daniel Gos- jnvironment and even more con- selin, director general. Interna entious issues like foreign poli- tional Security Policy; James K. Gray, Canada West Foundation, -y- "Make no mistake, this process Fred Green, Canadian Pacific )f harmonization is not about im Railway; V. Peter Harder, depu proving food, environmental and ty minister of Foreign Affairs; )ther norms; it is about priming Paul J. Hill, Harvard Develop >Jorth America for better busi- ments Inc.; Gen. Rick Hillier, less by weakeningthe impacts of chief of the Defense Staff; Pierre uch perceived obstacles as envi- Marc Johnston, Heenan Blaikie; onmental standards and labor James Kinnear, Pengrowth Cor ights. poration; Harold N. Kvisle, "This is why the public has Trans- Canada Corporation. •een kept in the dark while the "[And:] Hon. John P. Manley. tusiness elite has played a lead- McCarthy Tetrault LLP; Ron ng role in designing the blue- Mannix, Coril Holdings Ltd.; irint for this more integrated Ron Mathison, Matco Invest Jorth America. In fact, they have ments; Hon. Anne McLellan, se •een the driving force. nior counsel, Bennett Jones; "In June this year, their power Hon. Greg Melchin, minister of /as formalized whenour govern- Energy, government of Alberta; Sharon Murphy, Chevron Cana lents created the North Ameri- da; Sheila O'Brien, president, an Competitiveness Council NACC), an advisory committee corporate director, Belvedere In omprised of representatives vestments; Hon.
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