NAFTA Safety Valve Comes to the Rescue

Published June 25, 2008

Lately, the North American Free Trade Agreement has seemed like the electrified third rail of North American politics.

We've seen sparks flying over proposals for a so-called NAFTA Super-Highway as well as a media firestorm over a leaked diplomatic memo that cast doubt on Barack Obama's true feelings about the NAFTA.

Yet the U.S. and Canadian governments have managed to reach across...