Global Exchange and Alliance for Democracy is bringing three speakers to Portland, OR to discuss the Security and Propsperity Partnership (SPP) of North America, often referred to as NAFTA-plus: Hector Sanchez of Global Exchange; Carleen Pickard of the Council of Canadians; and Manuel Perez Rocha of the Institute for Policy Studies. Cascadia Root Force will [...]

The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been completed on the proposed Detroit River International Crossing, which would connect Detroit, Michigan with Windsor, Ontario. Public comments on the plan and the draft EIS will be accepted until April 29; two public hearings are planned for mid-March in Detroit. The FHWA boasts that it only took [...]

According to statistics released by the US DOT‘s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the value of US trade with Canada and Mexico has increased 73.5% since 1997. Exports have increased 63.6%, while imports have gone up by 82.0%. Total trade between the US and the other two countries amounts to $60.9 billion per year, and 90% [...]

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 [...]