If words could only speak, they'd mean even less.. (English proverb) When a fox walks lame, the old rabbit jumps. (Native American proverb, tribe unknown) A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being. (Arabic proverb) Life does not always go over roses. (Dutch proverb)
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA; Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de AmÃ©rica del Norte, TLCAN; French: Accord de libre-Ã©change nord-amÃ©ricain, ALÃ©NA) is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
Establish a framework for further trilateral, regional, and multilateral cooperation to expand the trade agreement's benefits. (Source: FAQ, NAFTA Secretariat.) Has It Fulfilled Its Purpose? NAFTA fulfilled all seven of its goals. That's made it the worldâs largest free trade area in terms of gross domestic product.