https://redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/02/19/is-obama-planning-a-north-american-common-market/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 04:08:46 -0400<![CDATA[In his current Canadian trip, Barack Obama has attracted a lot of attention for his statement that he would like to modify the NAFTA accord to give a higher status to labor and environmental standards. There&#8217;s been some blowback from Canada, but reaction has been relatively muted. What is surprising is that the reaction in Mexico has been muted as well. Given the Mexican government&#8217;s longstanding opposition, and the likelihood that new labor and environmental standards will hurt Mexico, this is a stunning change.]]>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:08:32 -0500<![CDATA[Brian Faughnan]]>https://redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/02/19/is-obama-planning-a-north-american-common-market-n40813