This City Once Made Much of What Canada Bought. But No More.
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This City Once Made Much of What Canada Bought. But No More.
" The mayor said that the shift of jobs away from large factories to federal and provincial government offices, tourism, hospitals, the local university and college and smaller manufacturers had begun before the introduction of free trade in 1989.
that You could come out of high school here and go to any one of the factories in the city and have a very viable career, raise a family and maintain a good quality of life.
In a tidy house converted into a union hall, he repeatedly said he was not "a very political person."
But Mr. Corp nevertheless contrasted the promises of prosperity made in 1989, when Canada signed a trade deal with the United States that became Nafta, with the pending G.E.
21, 2018
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario — In his push to drastically change or kill the North American Free Trade Agreement,
President Trump often casts the United States as a victim of a deal that benefits only Canada and Mexico.
For most of Canada’s history, Peterborough manufactured much of what Canada bought or used, including chain saws,
outboard motors, boats, refrigerators, alarm clocks, locks, oatmeal and electrical motors and generators.
G.E.’s last 350 unionized employees make electric motors and generators so large
that electrical lines sometimes must be lifted if the products leave town on extra-heavy-duty trucks.
" The mayor said that the shift of jobs away from large factories to federal and provincial government offices, tourism, hospitals, the local university and college and smaller manufacturers had begun before the introduction of free trade in 1989.
that You could come out of high school here and go to any one of the factories in the city and have a very viable career, raise a family and maintain a good quality of life.
In a tidy house converted into a union hall, he repeatedly said he was not "a very political person."
But Mr. Corp nevertheless contrasted the promises of prosperity made in 1989, when Canada signed a trade deal with the United States that became Nafta, with the pending G.E.
21, 2018
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario — In his push to drastically change or kill the North American Free Trade Agreement,
President Trump often casts the United States as a victim of a deal that benefits only Canada and Mexico.
For most of Canada’s history, Peterborough manufactured much of what Canada bought or used, including chain saws,
outboard motors, boats, refrigerators, alarm clocks, locks, oatmeal and electrical motors and generators.
G.E.’s last 350 unionized employees make electric motors and generators so large
that electrical lines sometimes must be lifted if the products leave town on extra-heavy-duty trucks.