Thursday, July 12, 2007

Still behind closed doors

There's been plenty of discussion of the news that the RCMP and the U.S. Army have stepped in to prevent a Council of Canadians meeting based on the apparent conclusion that Maude Barlow should be treated as a security threat, as well as at least one great suggestion in response to boost public awareness of the SPP.

Let's note, though, that it isn't only the anti-SPP side that sees a serious problem with the secrecy and exclusivity of the process. After all, a month ago even a leading (if unusually principled) SPP advocate was demanding greater public input and participation - suggesting that perhaps more interaction would be allowed and encouraged, if only toward the goal of softening opposition.

But this week's move demonstrates that the forces actually pushing the SPP aren't any more interested in suggestions of openness and public involvement coming from their side than coming from those of us concerned about the possible effects of the SPP. And that can only lead people to be all the more rightfully concerned about what's to come from behind the security perimeter.

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