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Representing Canada: Up close with the pugnacious Simon Reisman
It was the most controversial agreement of its kind in Canadian history. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's vision of free trade with the U.S. read like a Harlequin romance: Canada played the neglected lover, U.S., the negligent partner. Empty promises and veiled threats were all part of the negotiating dance between the world's greatest trading partners. The 1988 Free Trade Agreement was as dry as a stack of legal textbooks and as emotional as battling American cultural domination. It's an issue that still causes heated debate.
Program: The Journal
Broadcast Date: Dec. 11, 1987
Guest(s):
Reporter: Bill Cameron
Duration: 1:46
Last updated: November 28, 2012
Page consulted on March 28, 2013
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Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announces the beginning of formal free t...
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Concerned Canadians put questions to Canadian Trade Minister Pat Carne...
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A stressed-out Simon Reisman lashes out at a Toronto Star reporter.
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A frustrated Simon Reisman walks away from the negotiating table.
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Negotiators salvage the trade deal at the 11th hour.
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Prominent writers Mordecai Richler and Rick Salutin debate the impact ...
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The final text of Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement is published.
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An in-depth look at Canada's free trade negotiator.
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Looking at Prime Minister Mulroney's commitment to free trade.
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The Canada-U.S Free Trade Agreement is now official... at least on pap...
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A year after the official documents are signed, the Canada-U.S. Free T...
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Irish Eyes Are Smiling as the Shamrock Summit opens the door for free ...
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The implication of the historic Free Trade Agreement 10 years later.
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The Canada-U.S Free Trade Agreement is now official... at least on pap...
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It was the most controversial agreement of its kind in Canadian histor...