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 Americas & Beyond | April 2008 
Protesters Decry Security Prosperity Partnership
 Windsor Star
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Windsor - About two dozen protesters marched through downtown Windsor Saturday in a mock funeral procession to mark the so-called death of Canadian sovereignty.
The demonstration, one of several held across the country in advance of this week's meetings between the leaders of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico in New Orleans, was organized by the Council of Canadians.
The council believes the meetings on the Security Prosperity Partnership (SPP) are paving the way for a North American Union and undermining Canadian sovereignty.
"They are signing away the rights to our resources," said Council of Canadians Windsor chair Doug Hayes.
Hayes said integrated security is another way Canadian sovereignty will be undermined.
He said citizens of all three countries are being kept in the dark about the implications of the SPP.
Pallbearers carried a mock coffin with the Canadian government logo on the side and other protesters carried signs shaped like tombstones emblazoned with messages decrying the SPP.
The group gathered at City Hall Square before marching up Goyeau Street, along Wyandotte Street East and down Ouellette Avenue to Park Street.
Several passing motorists honked their horns in support.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, U.S. president George W. Bush and Mexican president Felipe Calderon meet in New Orleans on Monday and Tuesday. |
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