| Date: January 1, 1989 | |
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 Free trade led to acrimonious debate across the country, as here between John Turner (left) and Brian Mulroney. |
Date: January 1, 1989 Free Trade Goes Into Effect
The Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the US went into effect. The pact, later expanded through NAFTA, would profoundly alter the economic relationship between Canada and the United States.
Free trade led to acrimonious debate
across the country, as here between
John Turner (left) and Brian Mulroney.