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GW wants to "CUT" oversight on Imported Foods!

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The leaders also plan to announce they will recognize the research of each country's food and drug regime in an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplication.

Now this is GW arrogance again...At at time when US consumers are asking for more US government oversight on imported food and drugs-- he says he is going to cut it...And with one of the biggest violators of food/drug safety issues- Mexico.... :roll: :( :mad: :mad:

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Mon, August 20, 2007

Leaders to urge new disaster rules
UPDATED: 2007-08-20 01:19:08 MST


By CP


OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper and his fellow-North American leaders wrap up their summit tomorrow with a call for a new border disaster protocol to avoid a repeat of the crippling tie-ups that occurred after 9/11.

The final announcement from the two-day summit will include an order from Harper, U.S. President George W. Bush and Mexican President Felipe Calderon to their respective cabinet ministers to create new border regulations for emergencies, said sources in two countries.

They want to see rules on who and what would be allowed to cross North American borders amid crises such as a terrorist attack or an outbreak of avian flu.

The move is the latest effort to increase security while allowing goods to flow freely, and stems from the chaotic aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.

The security clampdowns and protracted lineups six years ago cost the North American economy billions of dollars and, by some estimates, has since reduced Canadian exports to the U.S. by more than $10 billion.

The border announcement is one of several expected at the summit.

The leaders also plan to announce they will recognize the research of each country's food and drug regime in an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplication.


A Canada-Mexico deal is also brewing that would allow more Mexican migrant workers into Canada under an expanded program for agricultural labourers.

The U.S. Congress killed a similar attempt earlier this year to reach such an agreement between that country and Mexico.

The three leaders will arrive today at a posh resort in Montebello, Que., where they will announce the new border initiative when the summit wraps up the following day, said sources in the two countries.

"You've got thousands of miles of border between us -- so it's logical that border preparedness will be discussed," said one Bush administration official.

"Avian flu is a part of that."

Even before the summit began, it drew protests yesterday, including one that resulted in a commercial rail line being temporarily blocked in Montreal.

Several hundred people converged on Parliament Hill while several dozen others cycled 70 km toward the summit site.

There were seemingly as many causes as there were protesters, who condemned the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the leaders' performance on the environment, the plight of Aboriginals and the human-rights abuses committed in the war on terror.

http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2007/08/20/4431383-sun.html
 
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