Conclusion
Ultimately, the free trade agreement with the United States has not been good for Canada. Canadians have experienced a range of negative impacts and have been made more vulnerable to many problems due to elements of the agreement. In addition to the fact that Canada’s environmental resources are more vulnerable to damage and pollution, the country has also failed to realize the economic objectives upon which the agreement was based. While Canada has enjoyed some benefits, including maintaining its position in international trade, the negative impacts to Canada and its sovereignty greatly outweigh any of these benefits. As such, Canada should seek to devise more equitable free trade agreements with trading partners. While free trade may bring benefits to Canadians, these …show more content…
J. (2013). International Economics (pp. 25-340). Washington: Central Washington University.
Dieterle, D. A. (2014). North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In D. A. Dieterle, & K. M. Simmons (Eds.), Government and the Economy (pp. 262-267). Santa Barbara: Greenwood ABC-CLIO, LLC.
Grinspun, R., & Shamsie, Y. (2007). Canada, Free Trade, and "Deep Integration" in North America: Context, Problems, and Challenges. In R. Grinspun, & Y. Shamsie (Eds.), Whose Canada?: Continental Integration, Fortress North America, and the Corporate Agenda (pp. 3-53). Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press.
Kowalczyk, C., & Davis, D. (1998). Tariff Phase-Outs: Theory and Evidence from GATT and NAFTA. In J. A. Frankel (Ed.), The Regionalization of the World Economy (pp. 227-258). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Mastrianna, F. V. (2013). International Trade and Aid. In F. V. Mastrianna (Ed.), Basic Economics (pp. 297-319). Mason: South-Western.
Mueller, B. (2011). Growth of International Business and Advertising. In B. Mueller (Ed.), Dynamics of International Advertising: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives (pp.1-20). New York: Peter Lang Publishing,
Ultimately, the free trade agreement with the United States has not been good for Canada. Canadians have experienced a range of negative impacts and have been made more vulnerable to many problems due to elements of the agreement. In addition to the fact that Canada’s environmental resources are more vulnerable to damage and pollution, the country has also failed to realize the economic objectives upon which the agreement was based. While Canada has enjoyed some benefits, including maintaining its position in international trade, the negative impacts to Canada and its sovereignty greatly outweigh any of these benefits. As such, Canada should seek to devise more equitable free trade agreements with trading partners. While free trade may bring benefits to Canadians, these …show more content…
J. (2013). International Economics (pp. 25-340). Washington: Central Washington University.
Dieterle, D. A. (2014). North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In D. A. Dieterle, & K. M. Simmons (Eds.), Government and the Economy (pp. 262-267). Santa Barbara: Greenwood ABC-CLIO, LLC.
Grinspun, R., & Shamsie, Y. (2007). Canada, Free Trade, and "Deep Integration" in North America: Context, Problems, and Challenges. In R. Grinspun, & Y. Shamsie (Eds.), Whose Canada?: Continental Integration, Fortress North America, and the Corporate Agenda (pp. 3-53). Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press.
Kowalczyk, C., & Davis, D. (1998). Tariff Phase-Outs: Theory and Evidence from GATT and NAFTA. In J. A. Frankel (Ed.), The Regionalization of the World Economy (pp. 227-258). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Mastrianna, F. V. (2013). International Trade and Aid. In F. V. Mastrianna (Ed.), Basic Economics (pp. 297-319). Mason: South-Western.
Mueller, B. (2011). Growth of International Business and Advertising. In B. Mueller (Ed.), Dynamics of International Advertising: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives (pp.1-20). New York: Peter Lang Publishing,