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North American Union is a term used to describe a plan to create a regional, collective government for the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 2010. The plan gained renewed interest as a result of a report drafted by Independent Task Force on North America named Building a North American Community published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)[1].The plan neared realization March 23, 2005 in a summit held at Waco, Texas when USA President George W Bush, Mexico's President Vicente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin signed the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America agreement[2][3]Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will host U.S. President George Bush and Mexican President Felipe Calderón in Montbello, Quebec on August 20 and 21, 2007 for the planned third summit of the Security and Prosperity Partnership. The meeting will "promote cooperation on measures that are central to the quality of life of Canadians and all peoples in North America" according to Harper[4].This initiative goes by other names as well:Deep Integration [1]HarmonizationNAFTA-plus [2]the "Big Idea" (C.D. Howe Institute)the "North American Security and Prosperity Initiative" (The Canadian Council of Chief Executives)AmericanizationOpponents claim that Bush is "pursuing a globalist agenda to create a North American Union, effectively erasing our borders with both Mexico and Canada," which [3] is "the hidden agenda behind the Bush administration's true open borders policy." A North American Union is being created "through a process of governmental regulations" and without ever "having to bring the issue before the American people for a clear referendum or vote," [4].