BREAKING NEWS _ PM Stephen Harper Is Selling Out On Canadians In Leaked Secret Foreign Policy Draft (VIDEO)

A confidential draft document on Canadian foreign policy is drawing fire from opposition MPs, human rights experts and former diplomats, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper says it doesn't represent government policy.

The document, prepared by Foreign Affairs and dated Sept. 6, is a draft of a highly classified new "Canadian foreign policy plan" the Conservative government has been preparing for more than a year.

Among other things, it warns that the Conservative government has been slow to open new markets in Asia, leaving Canada firmly tied to the troubled U.S. economy for a long time to come.

The document's economic focus, and the lack of public consultation in drawing it up, spurred criticism from NDP Leader Tom Mulcair on Parliament Hill on Tuesday.

"Mr. Speaker, for generations Canada has been a voice for peace and democracy in the world, but the prime minister is abandoning that proud legacy," he said during question period.

"The Conservatives' new foreign policy plan, crafted in secret, includes no vision for human rights, no vision for peace and security, no vision for aid and international development, no vision for Canada as an even-handed leader on the world stage."