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Mexico finds unlikely allies in trade fight

2012-12-27 15:55:42

As tomato growers in Florida and some other states fight a 16-year-old agreement that they contend allows farmers in Mexico to export tomatoes at a price below their costs, the Mexican farmers are finding allies in the United States.

Beyond NAFTA: Shaping the Future of North American Integration

2012-12-11 10:14:59

As the incremental path towards a North American Union continues, citizens from the U.S., Canada and Mexico are not being consulted, much less being given a choice in the matter even though the plan threatens the future sovereignty of each country.

New Border Regime is Taking the U.S.-Canada Partnership to the Next Level

2012-10-11 17:05:23

The Beyond the Border deal announced in December 2011 represents the most significant step forward in U.S.-Canada cooperation since NAFTA.

Did this historic trade deal help Canada? No

2012-10-07 10:16:56

There's no denying that foreign trade has been the biggest drag on Canada's economic performance in recent years. Our exports (in real terms) are smaller than way back in 2000, and our balance of payments is mired in record deficit. So it was especially ironic last week to watch business and Conservative leaders pull out the stops to toast the silver anniversary of the Canada-U.S. free-trade agreement.

Tarnished anniversary: Why the free-trade deal didn't deliver

2012-10-06 22:47:41

Twenty-five years ago this week, the signing of the Canada – U.S. free-trade agreement (FTA) sparked one of the most passionate political debates in Canadian history.

Paving the Way for a U.S.-Canada Economic and Security Perimeter

2012-07-19 13:36:56

The Beyond the Border deal provides the essential framework for U.S.-Canada integration with the action plan being incrementally implemented.

Using the TPP to Renegotiate and Expand NAFTA

2012-06-26 16:45:41

The U.S. led Trans-Pacific Partnership talks could be used to update aspects of existing trade pacts among member nations. This would provide an opportunity for a backdoor renegotiation of NAFTA.

Laying the Foundation for a North American Security Perimeter

2012-06-12 09:36:40

The DHS recently unveiled a northern border strategy which seeks to address security concerns, while at the same time facilitating the flow of lawful travel and trade.

U.S. and Canada Implementing Beyond the Border Perimeter Security Initiatives

2012-05-15 18:49:11

Through the Beyond the Border agreement released in December 2011, the U.S. and Canada are implementing initiatives that are working towards establishing a North American security perimeter.

NAFTA and free trade do not belong in the same sentence

2012-04-18 06:15:02

The claim that all economists agree that "the benefits of free trade and NAFTA far outweigh the costs" is highly misleading, writes Dean Baker.

NAFTA Partners Take Steps to Boost Trilateral Relationship

2012-04-10 09:45:53

While bilateral initiatives have dominated North American issues over the last couple of years, the trilateral relationship has suffered. With a series of high-level meetings, the U.S., Canada and Mexico are taking steps to boost the NAFTA partnership.

The North American Leaders Summit and Reviving Trilateral Integration

2012-03-27 18:10:53

While it is unlikely that the upcoming leaders summit will bring about any grand new plan, it could be used as a starting point to revive the whole trilateral process. With the NAFTA framework still intact, the vision for a North American Union has not been abandoned.

A Perimeter Approach to Security and the Transformation of the U.S.-Canada Border

2012-03-14 18:37:26

U.S.-Canada bilateral dialogue on strategic issues concerning the Beyond the Border deal continues as the action plan lays out deadlines where initiatives will be incrementally implemented over the next several years.

Tony DiMare says— Tomato imports ‘sucking lifeblood' of US industry

2012-01-16 07:26:05

"Why do we need tomatoes from Guatemala? What are we trying to accomplish?" asks Florida grower Tony DiMare

How US policies fueled Mexico's great migration

2012-01-12 05:15:40

For nearly two decades, Smithfield has used NAFTA and the forces it unleashed to become the world's largest packer and processor of hogs and pork. But the conditions that helped Smithfield make high profits plunged thousands of rural Mexicans into poverty.

Canada and Mexico to Join U.S. in NAFTA of the Pacific

2011-11-29 22:42:20

The US aims to isolate and subordinate China in part through constructing a region-wide legal regime that serves the interests of, and is enforceable by, the US and its corporations.

North American Integration and the Ties That Bind

2011-11-08 20:43:57

After a two year hiatus, the leaders of the U.S., Canada and Mexico are set to meet for a trilateral North American Summit.

'Save Act' skips Obama's FTAs

2011-10-24 02:15:45

President Barack Obama on Friday signed three, and possibly the last of his administration, free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, but skipped the Philippines proposed “Save Our Industries Act,” which the Aquino administration hoped to become a rider in one of these trade bills.

Mexican truck is first in delayed NAFTA program

2011-10-24 02:12:06

A Mexican truck crossed into the U.S. on Friday bound for the nation's interior, fulfilling a long-delayed provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement that had been stalled for years by concerns it could put highway safety and American jobs at risk.

Prince Rupert caught in the middle of Canada-US trade dispute

2011-10-10 02:10:58

Prince Rupert's port has been put in the international spotlight after the US government decided on to investigate accusations that it has an unfair advantage over American ports which is causing carriers to divert their cargo north of the border.