The heads of state of Canada, Mexico and the US met in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on February 27-28 to discuss their ongoing plans for a Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). According to a La Jornada article, the agenda included regional security, crime and terrorism, frontier security, sustainability and renewable energy.

The SPP is part of a wider effort called Deep Integration, to harmonize military and policing protocols between the three countries and to extend the changes begun by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In addition to “security” issues, the SPP and other deep integration negotiations include increasing US access to Canadian and Mexican natural resources like oil, gas and water, and expanding continental trade infrastructure.

The next SPP summit will take place in New Orleans on April 21-22.

More information about the SPP:

“If You Liked NAFTA, You’ll Love Deep Integration”
Council of Canadians