Kwin,
I hope your right. However, I personally think that the powers that be will eventually make this happen. The globalist agenda is not some kind of wild conspiracy theory but a reality of our world today. This North American Union actually fits in to the globalist agenda quite nicely. Some are saying 2010 will be the year of implementation. I guess time will tell.
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The Independent Task Force on North America was a project organized by the United States Council on Foreign Relations, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, and the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations. It was chaired by former Canadian politician John Manley and advocates a North American Union, entailing a greater integration between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
It was launched in October 2004 and published two documents - Trinational Call for a North American Economic and Security Community by 2010 (March 2005) and its final report Building a North American Community[1] (May 2005).
The final report proposed increased international cooperation between the nations of Canada, the United States, and Mexico, similar in some respects to that of the European Union.
Some Internet sources claim that this report, despite its own language rejecting a political union, would create a North American Union.
[edit] History
In recent times, the three North American nation-states have been increasing their economic ties, accelerating the process with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
In response to the demands of increasing globalization and shared concerns from abroad, such as the increasing clout of other economic spheres such as the European Union and China, the leaders of the three nations agreed in 2005 to work more cooperatively on shared North American concerns. To this end, they agreed to establish the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). [2]
[edit] Current debate
Robert Pastor, a vice chairman of the CFR task force that produced the report Building a North American Union, has suggested that a hypothetical common currency might be called the "Amero", which would be similar in concept to the Euro, the common currency of the EU. [3]
The third major country, Mexico, uses the peso, which is also a dollar-like currency (although it is currently trading at an exchange rate significantly lower relative to the dollar currencies of both Canada and the USA). (At one time, one silver dollar equaled exactly one peso, which was in turn based on the Spanish dollar.)
The Full Disclosure Network(tm) coverage of the July 2006 National Council of La Raza Convention in Los Angeles offered this video blog debate on the concept of a North American Union. NCLR delegates and Hispanic leaders offered their opinions. Available for viewing 24/7, on demand, at this URL: http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog32.php as a public service of the Full Disclosure Network(tm)
Opponents of the current government in Canada, such as Jack Layton of the NDP, see the North American Union proposal, referred to as deep integration, as compromising Canadian sovereignty, potentially paving the way for Canada's total annexation by the United States. [4]
On 28 September2006, HCR 487 was introduced to declare that the US Congress should not construct the NAFTA Superhighway or enter into the North American Union.[5]
[edit] Geography
The North American Union would currently (as of 2006) have a total population of around 436,020,884 citizens. For comparison, the European Union currently (as of 2006) has an estimated population of 457,514,494.
The NAU population would be divided among the three constituent nations as follows:
North American Population By Country
| Country | Population |
|---|
| USA | 300,050,259 |
| Mexico | 107,449,525 |
| Canada | 31,021,100 |
[edit] Status
To date, the three governments have taken no official action on the proposal, either to endorse or reject it. Some opponents have, however, alleged that international discussions around economic and security matters, for instance, fit within the context of the proposal and are designed to pave the way for a formal set of negotiations on the union.
[edit] See also
[edit] NAU precursors and alternatives
[edit] Other regional blocs
[edit] More information
[edit] External links
[edit] Pro - In Favor of NAU
[edit] Regional foreign policy think tanks
[edit] Other Sources Supportive of Expanded Trilateral Relations
[edit] Neutral - Information About NAU
[edit] Con - Opposed to NAU
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