Media Advisory: SPP Counter Summit in Ottawa

The Green Party of Canada will host a cross-border Security and Prosperity Partnership Counter Summit, to run parallel with the Montebello, QC, meeting between Prime Minister Harper and Presidents Bush and Calderón.

When: Monday, August 20, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Where: St. Paul University, 223 Main St, Ottawa. Room 203, Guigues Hall

Officials and members of the Green Party of the United States will attend the event, organized to draw public attention to the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America – aka NAFTA-plus – and its secret agenda for integrating the security and regulatory frameworks of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico into a North American Union.

Speakers will include Green Party leader Elizabeth May, the party's International Trade critic Dr. Janet Eaton and Ralph Pentland, former Director of Water Planning and Management with Environment Canada.

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