NAHFTA+ EU: The Honest Free Trade Accord the Atlantic World Needs

A Truth-Based, Barrier-Free, Individual-Respecting Agreement

Introduction

Let’s stop pretending.

What governments call “free trade” is often nothing more than a web of protectionist compromises, bureaucratic red tape, and legal gymnastics. Deals like CETA — the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union — are marketed as open market solutions. But in reality, they’re jammed with tariff quotas, staged tariff removals, and regulatory blockades.

The result? Power stays with governments and lobbyists, not with people, producers, or consumers.

North America can — and must — do better. And Europe, if willing, should be invited to do the same.

It’s time for a trade agreement that’s clean, honest, and built on truth, fairness, and mutual respect.

We call it NAHFTA+EU: 🌎🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽🇪🇺
The North Atlantic Honest Free Trade Accord
A Truth-Based, Barrier-Free, Individual-Respecting Agreement

More than just a North American pact, NAHFTA+ is a transatlantic invitation — a new model for global trade rooted in individual freedom, mutual respect, and economic truth.

Why “Free Trade” Isn’t Really Free

Most trade agreements today are compromised from the start:

• Tariffs are phased out over the years — or not at all.

• Quotas limit real access, and excess is penalized.

• “Safety” or “environmental” rules are bent into tools of protectionism.

• Special interest groups lobby for exceptions, and they get them.

CETA is a textbook example. Despite all the grand language, Canada’s access to the EU for beef, pork, dairy, and grains is capped with tight quotas, complex licensing systems, and hidden conversion rules. The EU plays defence. Canada plays fair — and gets punished for it.

The NAHFTA+ Vision: 10 Rules for Real, Honest Free Trade

1. ✅ Zero Tariffs. Zero Quotas.

No phasing. No limits. If it’s legal and safe, it trades freely. Period.

2. 🤝 Mutual Recognition of Standards (MRS)

Each country agrees to recognize the safety, health, and environmental standards of others unless real evidence proves harm. No more hiding behind “concerns.”

3. 🚫 No Import/Export Licensing Games

Abolish quota systems, first-come-first-served lotteries, and complex admin. Trade shouldn’t require permission slips.

4. ⏱ Trusted Trader Fast-Lane

Goods move within 24 hours across borders. A shared fast-track system for vetted companies ensures speed and reliability.

5. ⚖️ Independent Dispute Arbitration

No political appointees. Disputes go to impartial expert panels with binding 60-day decisions.

6. 🌱 Green Without Greenwashing

Environmental regulations must be transparent, scientifically grounded, and not used as disguised trade barriers.

7. 💰 No Export Subsidies

Governments can’t prop up goods just to gain an unfair edge. Let real prices and real merit decide.

8. 🌐 Digital Trade Freedom

No digital tariffs. No forced data localization. IP respected across borders. Innovation must move freely.

9. 🧑‍🔧 Skilled Labour Mobility

Engineers, healthcare workers, tradespeople, and innovators should move freely based on skill, not passport colour.

10. ❌ No Political Exceptions

No “special treatment” for sensitive sectors. No hiding behind domestic politics. If a government demands an exception, it leaves the agreement.

Why NAHFTA+ Matters

NAHFTA+ isn’t just a deal — it’s a philosophy. A principled trade pact that:

• Respects the individual

• Trusts producers and consumers

• Frees businesses from political manipulation

This model is good for economies, just for citizens, and powerfully symbolic, showing the world that trust and fairness can exist across borders.

Final Word: Either It’s Free Trade — Or It Isn’t

NAHFTA+ offers what no current deal truly does: real, full, honest market access. It doesn’t pretend. It doesn’t manipulate. It doesn’t protect the politically favoured while punishing the bold.

We don’t need a bigger treaty.
We need a better one.
One built not on loopholes, but on principle.

The question is whether we can no longer lead the world toward a better free trade model — but will we?