U.S. Bush administration seeks to take over Canada's Atlantic Provinces through Atlantica scheme

Edited by John Stokes

Atlantica is a scheme in which the U.S. Bush administration hopes to take over Canada's Atlantic Provinces and oil reserves, with the cooperation with the Stephen Harper government. The Stephen Harper government is ignoring the resources rights of Atlantic Canadians, in favour of the U.S. Big Business related Petroleum interests which are a part of a greed-driven U.S. global expansionist agenda from Middle East right into Canada

Maude Barlow, chairperson of the Council of Canadians, has warned Atlantic Canadians of the dangers of Atlantica – a proposal by the Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce (APCC) and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) to integrate the easternmost provinces with northeastern United States.

“This scheme will give the United States greater access to Canadian resources without benefiting Canadians,” says Barlow.

Local union representatives have stated that there is no advantage to the local economy when unrefined oil, gas and other materials are sent to the United States to be refined by American workers.

U.S. Big Business interests will be central to this agenda given that just this week the Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce appointed American business executive Jonathan Daniels as its chairman.

The Council of Canadians warns that Atlantica is part of a larger agenda led by corporations to integrate the economies of Canada, the United States and Mexico known as the Security and Prosperity Partnership of Canada (SPP). All three governments have confirmed that they will be using the SPP to further the Atlantica agenda.

The Council of Canadians is asking Atlantic Canadians to speak out against this regional integration plan that will weaken Canada’s ability to protect jobs, natural resources and the public interest.

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