Thread: NAFTA’S THREAT TO SOVEREIGNTY AND DEMOCRACY

NAFTA’S THREAT TO
SOVEREIGNTY AND DEMOCRACY:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Eleven years ago, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada and Mexico went into effect after heated debate.1 NAFTA was called a trade agreement. Yet, much of it focused on investment issues – establishing rights for foreign investors to acquire, own and operate broad categories of NAFTA-defined “investmentsâ€