In a nod to labor unions, President Joe Biden is moving to boost wages for construction workers on projects paid for with federal funding, a step that would appeal to a key constituency ahead of next year’s presidential election and potentially shrink the pay gap between northern and southern states.

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          @K1nsey6

          The first NAFTA between Canada and the US was signed in 1988. The second one, signed in 1993, included Mexico.

          The above is also included in the link I gave, or did you just ignore that part?

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            ‘The impetus for a North American free trade zone began with U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who made the idea part of his 1980 presidential campaign. After the signing of the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement in 1988, the administrations of U.S. president George H. W. Bush, Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, and Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney agreed to negotiate what became NAFTA

            The Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement superseded by NAFTA.

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              @K1nsey6

              You are simply saying the same thing over and over again and you’re still wrong. Arguing semantics is silly at best.

              The first trade agreement was signed by Reagan and Mulroney. I remember the negotiations happening and was disgusted by how Mulroney simply caved to what Reagan wanted (as many other Canadians were at the time).

              The agreement never helped Canada at all. It was only good for the US exports. It didn’t lower costs to us or help Canada.