Nafta Quotes

We must keep our eye on the ball; the NAFTA must be respected. Here is a prime opportunity for the U.S. to recommit to the treaty it signed, plain and simple. - Jim Peterson

We have a system now where it takes too long. Initial trade decisions are made on an economic basis, and we have to take the politics on both sides of the border out of NAFTA. - Gary Doer

We cannot understand why Canada would trade its winning position that should end the duties under NAFTA for a deal that imposes border measures. If press reports on the leaked proposed deal are correct, it also involves manipulating the market through government-set prices for lumber, and the fluctuating value of Canadian currency. - Susan Petniunas

We are naturally disappointed. . .We would have liked to have won, but overall our thrust remains: the U.S. has to live up to NAFTA. - Jim Peterson

We agree with Canada that we should strengthen all these mechanisms in NAFTA. - Vicente Fox

Unfortunately, Canada's willingness to return to the bargaining table sends a conflicting message to Capitol Hill - namely that Ottawa is not serious about achieving free trade or insisting on the NAFTA dispute settlement process. - Jerry Howard

This whole thing sounds real familiar, like what they said about NAFTA. - Tim Waters

This is really the first post-NAFTA, post-WTO economic recovery we've ever had in this country. Because of the globalization of the labor market, the relationship between economic growth and employment is different this time than it has been in the past. - John Silvia