Obama did not contact the Canadians regarding NAFTA, Hillary did.

Quoted from a Canadian newspaper:

"At the end of an extended conversation, Brodie was asked about remarks aimed by the Democratic candidates at Ohio's anti-NAFTA voters that carried serious economic implications for Canada.

Since 75 per cent of Canadian exports go to the U.S., Obama and Clinton's musings about reopening the North American free-trade pact had caused some concern.

Brodie downplayed those concerns.

"Quite a few people heard it," said one source in the room.

"He said someone from (Hillary) Clinton's campaign is telling the embassy to take it with a grain of salt. . . That someone called us and told us not to worry."

Government officials did not deny the conversation took place.

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Yes. that is why a pro-NAFTA Canadian government leaked the story about Obama prior to Ohio. If you think about it -- the Canadian government would never do anything to hurt a candidate genuinely committed to maintaining NAFTA. The fact that the Canadians targetted Obama means that they have (I think rightly) assessed him as the candidate most committed to reforming NAFTA.

Beathan

I guarantee you that neither of them have the least interest in changing NAFTA in any significant way. It isn't broken and doesn't need fixing. Every serious economist agrees. It's nothing but standard election-year pandering.