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Co nque ring Canada: T he Elit e Re -Co nf igurat io n o f No rt h Am e rica Unde r War's Blo o dy Banne r So cial Engine e ring f o r Glo bal Change T he Labyrint h J o urne y T he re 's Mo re t o a Cit y A Ne w Wo rld Age nda
NOTE: This art icle was originally published in 1999. However, t he inf ormat ion it cont ains is relavent t o underst anding our changing t imes.
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United Nations reformer, Maurice Strong, once wrote, "The forces that are shaping our future are global in scale and systemic in nature." [1] Recently a task force chaired by Mr. Strong revealed that the post- cold war period has "become nothing less than a global experiment in international development." [2]
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Striving to make this "global experiment" a reality, Maurice Strong has recogniz ed the unique position of his native country in the international arena. Only a few short months after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit (UNCED), he announced to a group of prominent Canadian political advisors that, "Canada at this time is in a position to make a unique contribution to fulfilling the promises of Rio by committing itself to be a model of sustainable development...It offers the prospect of uniting Canadians behind a new vision of their own future and a new generation of leadership internationally." [3] Unknown to the majority of Americans, Canada has positioned itself at the cutting edge of international environmental/political change. Although its population is one tenth of the US, its leadership role in the "global experiment" cannot be overstated. As Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrtien once said, "We are one world. We in Canada feel this deeply. Responsible international citiz enship is one of our proudest shared values. And the place we exercise that responsible citiz enship is in multilateral organiz ationsthe town hall meetings of the world community." [4] Consider these Canadian examples of "responsible international citiz enship." Canada co- sponsored the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (the first Earth Conference) held in Stockholm, Sweden. The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), producer of the influential report Our Common Future , convened a special meeting in Ottawa, Ontario in 1986. At this WCED meeting, the idea of a "world conservation bank" was forwarded. Keep in mind that the WCED was the key organiz ation promoting the term "sustainable development" in the late 1980's. Canadians Maurice Strong and Jim MacNeill served as commissioners to the WCED, with MacNeill acting as the Commission's SecretaryGeneral. Adopted in Montreal, Quebec, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer formatted international rules to combat "global warming." The Montreal Protocol has since made an enormous impact on national and international climate policies, hitting both consumers and industries with new levels of bureaucratic red tape. Canada co- sponsored the 1990 United Nations World Summit for Children, which spawned the Convention on the Rights of the Child , a set of parental behavioral laws that threaten families the world over. Canada played an influential role at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. This was evident at the highest level with Maurice Strong acting as the summit's Secretary- Gerneral. Emerging from Rio was one of Canada's most far reaching initiatives, the creation of The Earth Council, which is headquartered in Costa Rica. Led by Mr. Strong, The Earth Council is now in the process of drafting and implementing the global Earth Charter - - a
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new world- wide green constitution binding mankind to earth servitude. [5] In the words of Prime Minister Jean Chrtien, " Canada is in the forefront of efforts to ensure that the United Nations is prepared for the challenges of the future." [6] Indeed, his country's involvement in the international globaliz ation process has been extremely systematic. [7] Besides being the planetary meeting ground and sponsor for major sustainable development events, Canada has furthered the path to globalism by contributing to the environmental "intelligentsia" - - the thought process undergirding the movement. Consider the following quotes from a 1992 meeting of the Canadian Council for International Co- operation. "We need a unified one world order to replace the collectivity of nation states at the international level. The Euro- American model which now dominates the world systematically disables people, destroys the earth and creates dependency on wage labour." [8] "In this model, politics loses its left- versus- right conflict and moves instead towards a fundamental concern for the health of the ecosystem...Democracy is replaced with "biocracy," where not people but life- sustaining systems are the central concern. Democracy remains a need within this model, at both local and global levels, but as one part of the whole system. "Participation" becomes more than people's physical presence and deepens to contain a cultural and spiritual dimension...To implement these concepts, we start with bringing the community together and look at the land resources available. We decide how we want the community to evolve and decide who has control of the resources." [9] Likewise, the following statement from the Canadian federal government to the United Nations contains a similar thread - - a sustainable world order based on complete world management. "Canada believes the establishment of an international financial and economic system that is conducive to sustainable development must be a cornerstone of efforts to implement Agenda 21. Canada strongly supports efforts to reform international organiz ations to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in the promotion of global sustainable development." [10]
of international organiz ations. The United Nations would become a meaningful world governmentThere could be permanent international peacekeeping forces. There are many things that could be doneHow would this be implemented? There are a number of ways of doing it. The International Monetary Fund could be reformed to do it or the World Bank could be reformed to do it. My preference would be a new international financial agency to administer the Tobin taxWho would collect the tax? National governments would collect the tax around the world." [12] This last April I had the opportunity to attend the World Federalist Association National Youth Conference, which was held in Washington DC. At this conference I had the occasion to speak with WFA Issues Director, Chuck Woolery, regarding the Canadian passed Tobin Tax. Visibly excited, Mr. Woolery explained how a short time after the Canadian Parliament passed the tax, the WFA brought a Canadian delegate to DC for the expressed purpose of giving guidance on how to pressure US policy makers to do the same. If the US government follows this lead, and it is already being pressured to do so, American tax dollars will go directly into UN coffers.
Chisman and Holbrook further revealed, "The overall strategy is to design courses so as to prepare for a 'sustainable development' literate society." [17] What would learning encompass in the academic world of Chisman and Holbrook? Expanding on the concept of sustainable education, the ICASE board members shared on the importance of global "values" for education, including "population control and support," "intercultural tolerance," "the transfer of appropriate technology," and "environmental literacy." [18] All of these items would eventually make their way into the Rio Earth Summit two years later.
from doing the 'wrong' things. The constraints must transcend national boundaries, be world- around and enforceable. There would be a need for an agency for preventing eco- vandals from acting unilaterally. Enforcement agencies would need the power to act without being invited by the offending nation. Therefore, there needs to be an agency that is acceptable to all nation states on the planet. We can probably accept the fact that there will always be one or more nations that will not go along but there must be effective sanctions in place. If sanctions do not work, then physical occupation and the installation of a World Trusteeship would be imposed upon the offending nations." [22]
International Development Agency and the International Development Research Centre. 9. Maximo Kalaw, " A Community- based Model of Sustainable Development," Canadian Council for International Co- operation, Sustainability: FromVision to Reality , p. 8. 10. Government of Canada, Report of Canada to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada, 1996), p. 25. 11. Hon. Lorne Nystrom, " Tax on Financial Transactions," (Private Members' Business) Edited Hansard Number 144, Wednesday, October 28, 1998, Canadian Federal Government House of Commons, p. 1735. 12. Ibid., p. 1745. 13. Colin N. Power (UNESCO Assistant Director- General for Education), " Preface," John E. Penick and John R. Stiles (editors), Sustainable Development For A New World Agenda (A STAM/CASE/ICASE Publication, Proceedings of the World Environment Energy and Economic Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 1720, 1990) ISBN 962- 7532- 01- 3. 14. Robert Lepischak, " Introduction: Sustainable Development Strategies...The New World Agenda," Sustainable Development For A New World Agenda , p. viii. 15. Evhan Uz wyshyn, " Forward: Principles of Sustainable Development," Sustainable Development For A New World Agenda, p. v. 16. Dennis Chisman and Jack Holbrook, " The Future Direction of Sustainable Development in the Curriculum," Sustainable Development For A New World Agenda, p. 237. 17. Ibid., p. 234. 18. Ibid., p. 235. 19. Jim Bohlen, " Towards A Global Green Constitution," Sustainable Development For A New World Agenda, p. 10. 20. Ibid., p. 11. 21. Ibid., p. 16. 22. Ibid., p. 15. 23. Prime Minister Jean Chrtien, National Forum on Canada's International Relations (Speech in Toronto, ON, September 11, 1995)
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