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Originally Posted by tk27
"NAFTA Super Highway" is a misnomer, all the roads already exists, I35, I29, and I94. This is an infrastructure improvement project, mostly to improve roads in the middle of the country, but also to improve Detroit-Canada connections. Also Alberta, particularly Calgary area is booming right now due to the tar sands investment, so a lot of and material will be flowing in. Hence the I94 improvements.
What are your concerns about it?
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The reason I looked closely at this gov website was because the Canadian Govt released publications this week. One of the online news blogs described the documentation. I can't post the website because it is one TS has said he doesn't like.
I may be misreading the SPP website but it seems very similar to the European Union. I only listed one piece of this thing, the transportation improvements.
Some of the items I see in the EU that appear to be part of this SSP:
Agriculture, Consumers, Economic and Monetary, Public Health, Transport, Energy, Food Safety, Environment, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs....
I started reading one of the PDF's on trade law. I am not a lawyer and muddle my way through legal-eze. After reading the document I wondered what affect it would have on the lumber industry, for example.
The prosperity agenda: " Lower costs for North American businesses, producers, and consumers and maximize trade in goods and services across our borders by striving to ensure compatibility of regulations and standards and eliminating redundant testing and certification requirements." Does this mean we change our FDA standards? For example, the citrus industry. Oranges from FL have to adhere to different standards than oranges from outside the USA. We have tougher pesticide control for example.
On the surface the function of the SPP appears to be opening borders and standardizing laws. I didn't check any of the security proposals, but after living in Canada for 15 years, I really doubt they will ever change their open door policy on immigration.
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