Past Meetings

Cancun, Mexico, March 31, 2006 - Prime Minister Harper met with the U.S. President, George W. Bush, and former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, in Cancun, Mexico. Leaders established five priorities under the SPP: strengthening competitiveness in North America; emergency management; cooperation on avian and human pandemic influenza; energy security; and smart, secure borders.

Waco, Texas, March 23, 2005 - The leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico met in Waco, Texas, to discuss trilateral cooperation, with particular attention to shared security, prosperity and quality of life objectives. A key outcome of this meeting was the establishment of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). The SPP is a commitment by Canada, the United States and Mexico to work together to build a safer and more economically dynamic North America. While respecting the sovereignty and unique heritage, culture and laws of each country, the SPP complements the many initiatives at the root of the long-standing relations among these three countries. It strengthens the ties that have shaped the North American partnership for decades, and outlines an agenda for greater cooperation in areas as diverse as security, transportation, the environment and public health.

For more information on these two meetings, visit the SPP website at www.spp-psp.gc.ca.