ABSTRACT
Moving NAFTA and North America forward will require that NAFTA be better understood and more broadly supported by the people of North America. There is not sufficient consensus among different groups of society about where NAFTA fits into the many other changes they feel taking place around them. In order to build consensus, there must be far more dialogue and education on the topic than there has been to date. NAFTA must be understood as a system of interdependent variables in order for this consensus to be built. It cannot be understood in terms of “either/or” dichotomies, such as jobs for Canadians or for Mexicans; or economic growth or sustainable environmental practices.
