Bush, Harper, Calderon to Defend NAFTA Amid Backlash in U.S.
Mark Drajem and Jens Erik Gould
Bloomberg
April 21, 2008
President George W. Bush and the leaders of Canada and Mexico will use a summit meeting today in New Orleans to defend free trade and their $930 billion in cross-border commerce against a political backlash. It won’t be easy.
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have each made lowering trade barriers, cutting regulation and supporting the North American Free Trade Agreement a hallmark of their administrations, and will make the case with Bush for those policies.
“All three governments want to push back on the perception that Nafta is a disaster,” said Eric Farnsworth, vice president of the Council of the Americas, a business-backed group that will meet with the leaders tomorrow. “The overriding political imperative is the support of Nafta.”
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