1994 the year NAFTA had become effective, delegates from three Countries (Canada, United States and Mexico) had signed a free trade agreement in December of 1992. The leaders of these nations signed the agreement with the hopes of prosperity. Isn't ironic that five years later we are starting to see that NAFTA was not beneficial but in fact the opposite. Since then NAFTA has ignited fierce opposition from labour and environmental groups. They have feared that many jobs would be lost either to the U.S.A or Mexico. Currently the country taking most of Canada's work force is the U.S with their grip on technology they are in fact luring Canadians, the media has called this the "Brain Drain". NAFTA has also created environmental issues such as a four-lane highway just for trucks, to make it easier to transport products to one side of the border to the other, which may or may not be built. But if NAFTA intended to be a good for the nation then why has it turned out to be so bad, would it be in Canada's best interest that NAFTA is re-signed.
How does the brain drain relate to NAFTA?
The brain drain is caused when companies take our highly trained out of Canada and work for them (usually in the U.S). it also makes it easier
for companies to move from one country to the next.
The low Canadian dollar Vs. the high American dollar, also the higher wages in the States is a big incentive for moving.
v Currently we can look for cheaper less polluting ways of fuel. Such as electricity but currently, a truck will need a lot of electricity in order to pick up large, heavy trees.
(e.g. A worker for Nortel gets paid $48,000 Can or if he works in the U.S he will get paid $53,000 US. Same Job different pay)
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