▁and ▁the ▁Bang or ▁l umber ▁interests ▁opposed ▁the ▁contin ental ▁economic ▁integration ▁en vis aged ▁by ▁the ▁treat y . ▁ ▁While ▁Canada ▁attempted ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁new ▁reci pro city ▁treat y , ▁the ▁Americans ▁were ▁committed ▁to ▁high ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁agree . ▁Event ually , ▁John ▁A . ▁Mac don ald ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁Canadian ▁system ▁of ▁tar iffs , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Policy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁a ▁free ▁trade ▁agreement ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁election . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁both ▁nations ▁joined ▁the ▁General ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁Tar iffs ▁and ▁Trade ▁( G AT T ) ▁and ▁tar iffs ▁began ▁to ▁stead ily ▁decl ine . ▁Free ▁trade ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations ▁was ▁final ized ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Canada – Un ited ▁States ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement . ▁ ▁Political ▁effects ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁Liber als ▁generally ▁fav oured ▁reci pro city . ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁election , ▁however , ▁Wil fr id ▁Laur ier ▁did ▁not ▁purs ue ▁free ▁trade ▁because ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁refused ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁issue . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁implemented ▁a ▁Liberal ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Policy ▁and ▁maintained ▁high ▁tar iffs ▁on ▁goods ▁from ▁other ▁countries ▁that ▁restricted ▁Canadian ▁goods , ▁but ▁he ▁lower ed ▁tar