NAFTA Portal

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NAFTA Portal Blog

Getting smarter, not ‘tougher,’ about trade policy

A mid-August New York Times article framed the debate about trade policy in the Democratic Party’s presidential primary race as one of being ‘tougher than Trump.’ To develop trade policy that chases that meme will play into th

NAFTA's empty promises

Originally published in The Storm Lake Times and The Progressive Populist. 

Alternative agricultural systems

The following is an excerpt from Beyond NAFTA 2.0: A Trade Agenda for People and the Planet jointly published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Institute

New NAFTA limits labeling for food and workplace chemicals

With 34 chapters, 13 Annex agreements, 14 side letters and nearly 2,000 pages of text, you wouldn’t think there could be a consistent theme across the entirety of the New NAFTA, also known in the U.S. as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Trump's tariff tantrum

Reverting to his favorite form of discourse, President Trump tweeted last week that he would impose rising tariffs on imports from Mexico unless it stopped migration flows north into the United States. This is a violation of human rights and basic decency.

New report: Secret regulatory talks threaten public protections

Read the full report here

When climate goals and trade rules collide

Countries are increasingly advancing proposals to address climate concerns within new and existing trade agreements. Most modern trade agreements, and governing bodies like the World Trade Organization, were negotiated with little or no acknowledgement of the climate crisis.

Agribusiness's secretive plans to unravel food safety and worker protections

Little-known council linked to NAFTA subverts public safety to free trade Download the PDF

Europeans ask: Will Trump’s New NAFTA benefit working people, or does it just promise more corporate control over our lives?

This article was originally published in the December 2018 Austrian Council of Labour newsletter.

"New NAFTA": New red tape for regulators?

Understanding the regulatory practices and cooperation provisions of New NAFTA and what they could mean for food safety, worker and environmental protections in Canada and the United States.