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Conservative in Paradise on Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:34:26 PM
Mabye I am paranoid or mabye I am not. Whatever the case may be there is a growing number of people who see the growing connection between our government and the globalist agenda. Today World Net Daily reported on a closed door meeting that took place in Canada Sept 12-14 called the North America Forum. Here is a copy of their agenda which was posted on WND.com
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Posted: September 21, 2006
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© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
Draft Detailed September 1, 2006 Agenda
Internal Document
North American Forum
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Banff, Alberta
September 12-14, 2006
Under the Joint Chairmanship of:
The Hon. George Shultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State
The Hon. Pedro Aspe, Former Finance Minister of Mexico
The Hon. Peter Lougheed, Former Premier of Alberta
Continental Prosperity in the New Security Environment
Session I: Opening comments by Messrs. Aspe, Lougheed and Shultz
Session II: A Vision for North America: Issues and Options
Session III: Toward a North American Energy Strategy
Session IV: Opportunities for Security Cooperation in North America (Parts I and II)
Session V: Demographic and Social Dimensions of North American Integration
Session VI: Border Infrastructure and Continental Prosperity
Session VII: Roundtable Conversation with the Co-Chairs
Draft September 1, 2006 Agenda
North American Forum
The Fairmont Banff Springs
Banff, Alberta, Canada
September 12-14, 2006
Under the Joint Chairmanship of:
The Hon. George Shultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State
The Hon. Pedro Aspe, Former Finance Minister of Mexico
The Hon. Peter Lougheed, Former Premier of Alberta
Continental Prosperity in the New Security Environment
Tuesday, September 12th
3:00 to Advance Registration
4:30 pm Location: Heritage Hall
5:00 pm Registration
Location: Oval Room
5:45 pm Opening and Welcoming Reception
Location: Conservatory in the Cascade Ballroom
6:45 pm Dinner & Keynote Address
Location: Cascade Ballroom
8:00 pm Keynote Address – "Energy and Environment: a vision for North America"
Dr. Mario Molina, 1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Wednesday, September 13th
7:30 am Continental Breakfast & Registration
Location: Alhambra Room
8:15 am Keynote Address - Hon. Greg Melchin, Minister of Energy, Government of
Alberta
Q & A 8:45 – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 am SESSION I: OPENING COMMENTS BY MESSRS. SHULTZ, ASPE AND LOUGHEED
Location: Alhambra Room
SESSION II: A VISION FOR NORTH AMERICA: ISSUES & OPTIONS
Location: Alhambra Room
9:30 am PANEL:
Moderator: Dr. Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Panelists:
Robert Pastor, Director, Center for North American Studies, American University
Roger Gibbins, President & CEO, Canada West Foundation
Andrés Rozental, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
10:05 am ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
10:45 am Break
SESSION III: TOWARD A NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STRATEGY
Location: Alhambra Room
11:05 am REMARKS:
Secretary Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
11:25 am PANEL:
Moderator: N. Murray Edwards, Vice Chairman, Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Panelists:
Richard George, President & CEO, Suncor Energy Inc.
David Victor, Director, Program on Energy & Sustainable Development,
Center for Environmental Science & Policy
Vinicio Suro, Planning & Evaluation Subdirector, PEMEX
12 noon ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
12:45 pm Break
1:00 pm Lunch
Location: Cascade Ballroom
1:30 pm Keynote Address: Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense
SESSION IV: OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECURITY COOPERATION IN NORTH AMERICA - Military-to-military cooperation
Location: Alhambra Room
2:30 pm PANEL:
Moderator: William J. Perry, former US Secretary of Defense
Panelists:
Admiral Tim Keating, Commander NORAD/USNORTHCOM
Major General Daniel Gosselin, Director General, International Security Policy
Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Undersecretary for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3:05 pm ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
4:00 pm Break
SESSION IV: OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECURITY COOPERATION IN NORTH AMERICA CONTINUED
Location: Alhambra Room
4:15 pm PANEL:
Moderator: William Schneider, President, International Planning Services
Panelists:
Ward Elcock, Deputy Minister of National Defence
Eduardo Medina-Mora, Secretary of Public Safety
Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
4:50 pm ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
5:45 pm Wrap-up of daytime sessions
6:30 pm Reception
Location: Conservatory in the Cascade Ballroom
7:00 pm Dinner & Keynote Address
Location: Cascade Ballroom
8:10 pm Keynote Address - The Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, Government of Canada
Thursday, September 14th
7:00 am Breakfast
Location: Alhambra Room
7:15 am Keynote Address - Floyd Kvamme, Chairman, President’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology
Q & A – 7:40 to 8:00 a.m.
SESSION V: DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN
INTEGRATION
Location: Alhambra Room
8:00 am PANEL:
Moderator: Andrés Rozental, Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
Panelists :
Dr. Wendy Dobson, the Institute for International Business
Carlos Heredia, Chief International Affairs Advisor to the Governor of the State of Michoacán in Mexico
Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute
8:35 am ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
9:30 am Break
SESSION VI: BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONTINENTAL PROSPERITY
Location: Alhambra Room
9:45 am PANEL:
Moderator: Hon. John P. Manley, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Panelists:
Thomas d’Aquino, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Carla Hills, Chairman & CEO, Hills & Co.
Luis de la Calle, Consultor
10:20 am ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
11:00 am SESSION VII: ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATION WITH THE CO-CHAIRS
Location: Alhambra Room
Moderator: Jane Wales, President and CEO, World Affairs Council of
Northern California
Presenters: George Shultz, Co-Chair, North American Forum
Peter Lougheed, Co-Chair, North American Forum
Pedro Aspe, Co-Chair, North American Forum
12:00 pm Adjourn
12:30 pm Informal lunch
Location: Alhambra Room
Also posted on WND.com was a list of attendees. One note Donald Rumsfeld was invited but did not show up.
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
NORTH AMERICAN FORUM
CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS
(Internal Document, Not for Public Release)
Report dated August 31, 2006
Forum Co-Chairs:
Dr. Pedro Aspe
Hon. Peter Lougheed
Hon. George Shultz
Canadian Participants
- Col. Peter Atkinson, Special Advisor to Chief of Defence Staff
- Hon. Perrin Beatty, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
- Mr. Peter M. Boehm, Assistant Deputy Minister, North America, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
- Mr. Thomas d'Aquino, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, Government of Canada
- Dr. Wendy Dobson, The Institute for International Business
- Mr. N. Murray Edwards, Edco Financial Holdings Ltd.
- Mr. Ward Elcock, Deputy Minister of National Defence
- Mr. Bill Elliott, Associate Deputy Minister, Public Safety
- Dr. John English, The Cdn Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Mr. Brian Felesky, Felesky Flynn LLP
- Mr. Richard L. George, Suncor Energy Inc.
- Dr. Roger Gibbins, Canada West Foundation
- Rear Adm Roger Girouard, Commander Joint Task Force Pacific, Cdn Forces
- Major Gen Daniel Gosselin, Director General, International Security Policy
- Mr. James K. Gray, Canada West Foundation
- Mr. Fred Green, Canadian Pacific Railway
- Mr. V. Peter Harder, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Mr. Paul J. Hill, Harvard Developments Inc.
- General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff
- Mr. Pierre Marc Johnston, Heenan Blaikie
- Mr. James Kinnear, Pengrowth Corporation
- Mr. Harold N. Kvisle, TransCanada Corporation
- Hon. John P. Manley, McCarthy Tetrault LLP
- Mr. Ron Mannix, Coril Holdings Ltd.
- Mr. Ron Mathison, Matco Investments
- Hon. Anne McLellan, Senior Counsel, Bennett Jones
- Hon. Greg Melchin, Minister of Energy, Government of Alberta
- Ms.Sharon Murphy, Chevron Canada
- Ms. Sheila O'Brien, President, Corporate Director, Belvedere Investments
- Hon. Gordon O'Connor, Minister of Defense, Government of Canada
- Mr. Berel Rodal, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
- Mr. Gordon Smith, Chairman, The International Development Research Centre
American Participants
- Ms. Deborah Bolton, Political Advisor to Commander, US Northcom
- Mr. Ron T. Covais, President, The Americas, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Sec. Kenneth W. Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of
American & Foreign Law and Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago
Law School
- Mr. Dan Fisk, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere, National Security Council
- Sec. Ryan Henry, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
- Ms. Carla A. Hills, Chairman & CEO, Hills & Co.
- Ms. Caryn Hollis, DASD (Acting) Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Mr. Bill Irwin , Manager - International Government Affairs; Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron Corporation
- Mr. Robert G. James, President, Enterprise Asset Management Inc.
- Admiral Tim Keating, Commander, US Northern Command
- Mr. Floyd Kvamme, Chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology; Director, Centre for Global Security Res.
- Dr. Ronald F. Lehman II , Director, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Mr. William W. McIlhenny, Policy Planning Council for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Dr. Peter McPherson , President, National Association of State Universities & Land-Grant Colleges
- Ms. Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute
- Dr. George Miller, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Mr. George Nethercutt, Chairman, US Section of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, US – Canada (Security)
- Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Journalist for Wall Street Journal (Area Specialist)
- Dr. Robert A. Pastor, Director, Center for North American Studies, American University, Washington, DC
- Dr. William Perry, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project
- Lt. Gen. Gene Renuart, USAF Senior Military Assist. to Sec. Rumsfeld
- Mr. Eric Ruff, , Department of Defense Press Secretary
- Sec. Donald R. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense
- Dr. James Schlesinger, Former Sec. Of Energy & Defense
- Mr. William Schneider, President, International Planning Services
- Sec. Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy, US Dept. of Energy
- Dr. Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Dr. David G. Victor, Director, Program on Energy & Sustainable Development, Center for Environmental Science & Policy
- Maj. Gen. Mark A Volcheff, Director, Plans, Policy & Strategy, NORAD-NORTHCOM
- Ms. Jane Wales, President & CEO, World Affairs Council of Northern California
- Mr. R. James Woolsey, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Mexican Participants:
- Emb Andrés Rozental, (Mexican Coordinator) – Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
- Silvia Hernández , Former Senator and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on North America
- Mario Molina , , 1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
- Fernando Chico Pardo , CEO, Promecap
- Juan Gallardo , , CEO, Grupo GEUSA
- Gerónimo Gutiérrez , Deputy Foreign Minister for North America
- Luis de la Calle , Consultant. Former Deputy Minister of Economy
- Agustín Barrios Gómez , Solutions Abroad
- Vinicio Suro, , PEMEX
- Eduardo Medina Mora , Secretary of Public Security
- Carlos Heredia , State Government of Michoacán
- Jaime Zabludowsky , Consultant. Former trade negotiator
- Manuel Arango , CEO, Grupo Concord
- Jorge Santibañez , President, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
- Luis Rubio, CIDAC
- Mónica Serrano , El Colegio de México, Señor Fellow Oxford University
- Arturo Sarukhan, Coordinator of Int'l Affairs, Campaign of Felipe Calderon
- Juan Camilo Mouriño, General Coordinator of President Elect's transition team
- Ernesto Cordero, Coordinator for Public Policy Issues Ambassadors/Consul General
- Mr. Carlos de Icaza, , Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
- Mr. Gaëtan Lavertu, Ambassador of Canada to Mexico
- Ms. Maria Teresa Garcia Segovia de Madero, Ambassador of Mexico to Canada
- Mr. Thomas Huffaker, U.S. Consul General in Calgary (on DOD's list)
- Mr. John Dickson, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Ottawa, (representing Ambassador of US to Canada)
- Mr. Colin Robertson, Minister & Head, Washington Advocacy Secretariat, (representing Ambassador of Canada to US)