After Early Reluctance, Canada Warms to Nafta

When the initial concept of the North American Free Trade Agreement was reviewed in the early 1980s, the Canadian government immediately took a position against it.

One issue was its concern that the country would lose its identity when thrown into the mix with the United States and Mexico. The second misgiving held by the Canadians concerned the unknown: specifically, a fear the pact would have a negative impact on its economy and its workforce.

In 1988, however, a new government in Ottawa decided it was time to jump into the icy water with both feet, and Nafta was signed.

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