Executive Council Statement
Trade Must Build an Inclusive Economy for All
… whether it leads to a just, inclusive and sustainable economy. An economy that works for all, regardless of race, gender or national origin and that in particular lifts up the most vulnerable. By that measure, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which has driven the outsourcing of so many good jobs, has been a catastrophic failure. We reaffirm our commitment to … will have no choice but to oppose it. We measure the new NAFTA (also known as the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement or USMCA) against three basic principles. First, the purpose of an economy is to raise living standards and improve the …