The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) dismantled barriers and nearly tripled trade and investment. However, it failed to address the development gap between Mexico and its northern neighbors, and it omitted any credible institutions to anticipate crises or shape a new partnership. Thus, instead of uniting to respond to Sept. 11 , old habits of U.S. unilateralism and Canadian and Mexican ambivalence prevailed, endangering further integration. We need to plan for the second decade of NAFTA by developing North American solutions to continental problems and opportunities. ...
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is the constitution of the North American Common Market. It recognizes only one form of citizenship — that of multinational corporations. The North American Parliamentary Union (NAPU) is a democratic structure which will enfranchise citizens, farmers, laborers, small business people and environmentalists in the NAFTA countries as well as Central America. It will broaden the playing field so that our best democratic values will be incorporated into our social, economic and political decisions.
