ABSTRACT
The border worked, and indeed it appeared to function very well as long as both countries exercised constraint, demonstrated trust, showed mutual respect, and operated together to achieve the primary common goal of prosperity. As the 20th century came to a close, economic integration had advanced to new heights under the north American Free Trade Agreement (nAFTA), and the border had become a fulcrum of trade facilitation. Trucks moved millions and then billions of dollars worth of goods across the border, while the only major causes for anxiety revolved around the capacity and condition of roads and facilitating infrastructure, and issues surrounding deregulation and shipping. cross-border regions of mutual interest defined a borderland of interaction where the two countries met. cascadia along the
Map 1.1 The Canada-U.S. Border and Canada’s Northern Boundaries Credit: Stephen Gardiner, Trent University.
