Harper and Bush and Calderone can belittle the opponents of the SPP talks all they want, but the easiest way to dispel public suspicion of the motives behind what was described today as a “process that is now routinely pricked by unnecessary secrecy and an unseemly skew to corporate elites” is to open up the process either to admit and allow other groups besides the business and political elite to be involved, or to allow the public to see what is being discussed and allow for a good public debate of the goings-on. As stated in Linda McQuaig’s article, the NAFTA provision that refuses Canada to cut back energy exports to the US in times of shortage was done behind closed doors and presented as a fait accompli to the public, so people have a right to be suspicious this time around.
If the “3 Amigos” want to prove that such things as the bulk export of Canadian water isn’t also on the table, or something else that infringes on Canadian sovereignty or of the other 2 country’s sovereignty for that matter, its time to allow the public of all 3 countries to see what’s going on and a proper debate take place, before its too late to do anything about it.
The reason there is so much speculation, is because people are forced to speculate, due to the lack of transparency. It was a bit rich to listen to these men ridicule all the "conspiracy" talk, when it stems from their lack of openness. Criticizing the climate you created, how insightful.