<P> The earlier Canada -- United States Free Trade Agreement had been controversial and divisive in Canada , and the 1988 Canadian election involved discussion on the issue . In that election , more Canadians voted for anti-free trade parties ( the Liberals and the New Democrats ) but the split caused more seats in parliament to be won by the pro-free trade Progressive Conservatives ( PCs ) . Mulroney and the PCs had a parliamentary majority and were easily able to pass the 1987 Canada - U.S. FTA and NAFTA bills . However , he was replaced as Conservative leader and prime minister by Kim Campbell . Campbell led the PC party into the 1993 election where they were decimated by the Liberal Party under Jean Chrétien , who had campaigned on a promise to renegotiate or abrogate NAFTA ; however , Chrétien subsequently negotiated two supplemental agreements with the new U.S. president . In the U.S. , Bush , who had worked to `` fast track '' the signing prior to the end of his term , ran out of time and had to pass the required ratification and signing of the implementation law to incoming president Bill Clinton . Prior to sending it to the United States Senate Clinton added two side agreements , The North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation ( NAALC ) and the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation ( NAAEC ) , to protect workers and the environment , plus allay the concerns of many House members . It also required U.S. partners to adhere to environmental practices and regulations similar to its own . </P>
<P> The earlier Canada -- United States Free Trade Agreement had been controversial and divisive in Canada , and the 1988 Canadian election involved discussion on the issue . In that election , more Canadians voted for anti-free trade parties ( the Liberals and the New Democrats ) but the split caused more seats in parliament to be won by the pro-free trade Progressive Conservatives ( PCs ) . Mulroney and the PCs had a parliamentary majority and were easily able to pass the 1987 Canada - U.S. FTA and NAFTA bills . However , he was replaced as Conservative leader and prime minister by Kim Campbell . Campbell led the PC party into the 1993 election where they were decimated by the Liberal Party under Jean Chrétien , who had campaigned on a promise to renegotiate or abrogate NAFTA ; however , Chrétien subsequently negotiated two supplemental agreements with the new U.S. president . In the U.S. , Bush , who had worked to `` fast track '' the signing prior to the end of his term , ran out of time and had to pass the required ratification and signing of the implementation law to incoming president Bill Clinton . Prior to sending it to the United States Senate Clinton added two side agreements , The North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation ( NAALC ) and the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation ( NAAEC ) , to protect workers and the environment , plus allay the concerns of many House members . It also required U.S. partners to adhere to environmental practices and regulations similar to its own . </P>
who was the us president when nafta was developed
who was the us president when nafta was developed
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton