https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8 Made with panache en-us 2017-10-27 16:58:46 UTC 2026-02-17 17:25:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339015 The United States started a bilateral trade agreement with Canada more than 30 years ago which started to take affect on Jan 1st, 1989

]]> 2018-10-02 19:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339015 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339041 the deal makes it easier for dairy producers to sell their cheese, milk, and other products to Canada

]]> 2018-10-02 19:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339041 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339043 The new deal will change NAFTA in 6 different ways. 1. 75% of automotive parts have to manufactured in Canada, the U.S., or Mexico. 2. Canada must open up its dairy market to U.S. farmers. 3. Mexico's trucks must meet United States safety standards. 4. There will be more protection for patents and trademarks. 5. The United States drug companies can sell products to Canada for 10 years before facing competition. 6. Companies can no longer use Chapter 11 to dispute arguments with the government.]]> 2018-10-02 19:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339043 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339050 NAFTA originally went into effect on January 1st 1994.]]> 2018-10-02 19:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339050 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339067 "It is a great deal for all three countries, solves the many deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our Farmers and Manufacturers, reduce Trade Barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three Great Nations closer together in competition with the rest of the world,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Monday.]]> 2018-10-02 19:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339067 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339096 A country can withdraw from NAFTA if they give a six months notice. President Trump has requested a renegotiation of the NAFTA terms. ]]> 2018-10-02 19:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339096 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339840 The agreement sets new rules for automobile production, meant to give an incentive to production of cars and trucks in countries that pay higher wages.]]> 2018-10-02 19:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288339840 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288340867 In 1991 Canada and the US started talking to Mexico about becoming a trade partner as well, and they entered NAFTA on Jan 4th, 1994]]> 2018-10-02 19:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288340867 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288340885 Nafta required automakers to produce 62.5 percent of a vehicle’s content in North America to qualify for zero tariffs when shipping the products else where]]> 2018-10-02 19:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288340885 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341017 Congress will vote to approve the Mexico Trade Agreement in November of this year]]> 2018-10-02 19:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341017 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341092 When a worker in Mexico was asked if he could ever afford to buy one of the $40,000 cars he helps make, he laughed and said that his weekly pay is around $110. An hourly pay of $2.25.]]> 2018-10-02 19:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341092 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341230 Trump expressed that he wanted to eventually make trade agreement with Japan and Europe in the near future]]> 2018-10-02 19:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341230 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341588 Economists say that manufacturing employment began to decline before NAFTA was even signed. This is because employers have been able to increase output with fewer employees. ]]> 2018-10-02 19:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341588 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341677 The new deal allows companies to import foreign workers on a TN Visa (Work Visa) to work cheaper for the businesses than American workers. ]]> 2018-10-02 19:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288341677 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288342172 2018-10-02 19:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288342172 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288343460 The deal is also good for pharmaceutical companies to be able to sell prescription drugs to Mexico and Canada]]> 2018-10-02 19:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288343460 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288344256 The US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, said that the president would like to still honor NAFTA with the new negotiations that he wants to put into place]]> 2018-10-02 19:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288344256 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288344776 NAFTA began in 1980. Its purpose is to reduce trading costs, increase business investment and help North America be more competitive in the global marketplace. ]]> 2018-10-02 19:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288344776 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288345139 2018-10-02 19:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288345139 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288345236 2018-10-02 19:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288345236 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288345392 This is a bar graph that shows how manufacturing employment has gone down since NAFTA]]> 2018-10-02 19:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288345392 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346432 The agreement says that high-wage manufacturers mus pay a minimum of $16 per hour in average to their production employees.]]> 2018-10-02 19:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346432 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346450 The United States, Canada and Mexico have agreed that the information exchanged in the context of the NAFTA negotiations, such as the negotiating text, proposals of each Government, accompanying explanatory material, and emails related to the substance of the negotiations, must remain confidential]]> 2018-10-02 19:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346450 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346650 2018-10-02 19:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346650 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346765 The changes first started being talked about on May 18th, 2017]]> 2018-10-02 19:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346765 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346924 2018-10-02 19:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346924 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346949 Grace, what is bilateral trade?

]]> 2018-10-02 19:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288346949 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347405 Elise, it means trade between two countries]]> 2018-10-02 19:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347405 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347409 Trump's threat to end NAFTA weakened trade relationships with America's partners. ]]> 2018-10-02 19:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347409 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347463 In response to the graph Elise posted...that is quite alarming! I hope that the new deal will improve those numbers.]]> 2018-10-02 19:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347463 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347597 Catie, How does this new trade agreement help with the importing of dairy products into Canada? How was it previously?]]> 2018-10-02 19:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347597 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347882 The new agreement might help restore some of the 500,000 - 750,000 manufacturing jobs lost in California, New York, Michigan and Texas.]]> 2018-10-02 19:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347882 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347953 Mexico, Canada, and the United States had all hoped to be finished with the renegotiations of NAFTA by the end of 2017.]]> 2018-10-02 19:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288347953 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288348658 Jordan; which deal were they hoping to be done with?]]> 2018-10-02 19:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288348658 https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288348706 On July 1, 2018, Trump said he would not approve any deal until after the U.S. midterm elections in November.]]> 2018-10-02 19:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/isleyc/tw6wd8queub8/wish/288348706