 Economic boom of the 1950s & 1960s fuelled by trade with the USA  1965 – Can. signs Auto Pact with USA = allows American auto companies to build plants in Canada and sell cars duty-free in both countries = for every car that American companies sold in Canada, they had to build a car in Canada = 60% of the parts and labour on cars built in Canada had to be Canadian

 FIRA (Foreign Investment Review Agency) set up in 1973 by Trudeau to ensure that foreign investment in Canadian companies would benefit Canadians

 NORAD, NATO  Suez Crisis  Disagreements recently on exports – USA law forbids American companies from selling goods to “enemy” countries and believes that Canadian branch plants must obey this law as well

= unrestricted passage of goods across the border  This agreement was put into place in 1989  Advantages for Canada: -access to American goods -economic growth  Disadvantages for Canada: -integration with American economy

 Melting pot vs. Cultural mosaic  Music industry, film industry, television and radio industries, sports  What do we know about our neighbours? What do they know about us?