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'''NAFTA''', or the North American Free Trade Agreement, is a controversial trade pact signed by the [[United States]], [[Mexico]] and [[Canada]] in 1992. This pact came into effect in 1994,  making it the world's biggest free-trade area. It required the elimination of every trade barrier between the signers for fifteen years. It also included agreements on the environment and labor. This gave [[Canada| Canadian]] and U.S. companies access to [[Mexico| Mexican]] markets.

'''NAFTA''', or the North American Free Trade Agreement, is a controversial trade pact signed by the [[United States]], [[Mexico]] and [[Canada]] in 1992. This pact came into effect in 1994,  making it the world's biggest free-trade area. It required the elimination of every trade barrier between the signers for fifteen years. It also included agreements on the environment and labor. This gave Canadian and U.S. companies access to [[Mexico| Mexican]] markets.

The pact was originally negotiated by President [[George_H._W._Bush |George H. W. Bush]] but was made into law by President [[Bill Clinton | Bill Clinton]], despite some opposition from his own party.<ref>http://www.vancol.com/history-of-nafta.cfm</ref>

The pact was originally negotiated by President [[George H. W. Bush]] but was made into law by President [[Bill Clinton]], despite some opposition from his own party.<ref>http://www.vancol.com/history-of-nafta.cfm</ref>