Considering a NAFTA-based Lawsuit? Not So Fast

Published February 6, 2008

Albertan ranchers have a few things in common with their Texan counterparts, an affinity for wide-open spaces and conservative politics not least among them.

But now they share something else. Both groups have failed in their attempts to use the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to extract financial damages from a neighbouring country in a trade dispute.

Last week, a group...