North American social organizations reject the current acceleration of NAFTA 2.0 talks to seek an agreement ‘in
principle.’
Negotiating under intense pressure is never recommended.
We call for the immediate suspension of these talks to be re-started once all newly elected
legislators are in place.
The political and economic climate under which Canada, Mexico, and the United States started the process of NAFTA renegotiation in 2017 has deteriorated further in 2018.
The U.S. is threatening tariffs for June 1st and the White House bullies via tweets, while armed National Guards are being sent to the US border with Mexico, etc.
These strong arm-tactics employed by the Trump administration have now culminated in an attempt to force an Agreement ‘in principle’, where, we are told, some sort of understandings have been reached on a few of the most difficult and contentious elements of NAFTA, but the texts remain secret.
We, the undersigned social organizations from all three North American countries, call on our respective governments to publish the texts from the handful of agreed to Chapters immediately, and to suspend the NAFTA renegotiations until a climate of mutual respect is reestablished and an open and public debate can be held in all three
countries.
Endorsing organizations [alphabetical order]:
• Canadian Union of Postal Workers
• Common Frontiers (coalition)
• Council of Canadians
• Council of Canadians – Northumberland Chapter Trade Group
• Global Exchange
• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
• Institute for Policy Studies
• Mexico Better Without FTAs (coalition)
• National Farmers Union (Canada)
• OpenMedia
See also the Joint Letter calling on Chrystia Freeland to champion fair trade and climate in NAFTA talks
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