Editor’s note: The idea of Canada and the United States forming a relatively free trade zone began long ago, as noted in this editorial from the Feb. 27, 1962, Daily News-Miner. The North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico went into effect more than 30 years later, on Jan. 1, 1994. By 2008, the last duties and limits on quantities of good traded between the countries were eliminated, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Despite the winds of nationalism that have been blowing out of Canada lately, it looks like the chances for an economic union between the Dominion and the United States are better than ever.
Responsible leaders in both Canada and the United States who favor the idea believe it could happen within 10 years.
Economic conditions in the heavily populated areas east of Toronto are bringing rise to this proposition, and this apparently is being supported among the industrialists of our own eastern seaboard.
There is much to recommend such a union, for what other two nations have more in common?
In Alaska we have much in common with our Canadian neighbors of British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest territories, so the idea of a united Dominion and Republic is not so staggering.
A North American Common Market, at some not too distant date, also is an exciting concept of what could come from this foreseen economic union.
This may prove of great importance in Alaska development. In fact, the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce has already successfully urged the Pacific Northwest Trade Association to look into possible good and bad effects of such a union.
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