SOCI 282 Study Guide - Final Guide: Canadian Identity, North American Free Trade Agreement
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Farming town therefore economy based on farming and oil on their farm land. If there was more free trade agreements it would hinder prices of crops. It would benefit from protectionist measures because it would knit the communities closer together by having them trade more east westerly than east-south west-south therefore reaffirming the canadian identity. Also if i take the example of cutknife the local farms would not have to compete with major. Us multinational farms and would have a higher chance at succeeding in getting their just value for their product instead of exporting at a lower price to compete with the us farms. Despite foreign direct investment being a driving force of the globalization and part of free trade, it hinders local famers. Actually as a protectionist measure, the government of. Saskatchewan has the farming security act, which prevents and limits foreign ownership (quote).