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几年来,加拿大朝野上下围绕加美自由贸易问题展开了一场论战。1988年,《美加自由贸易协定》成为加拿大总理竞选的焦点。执政的进步保守党坚决主张通过该项协定,而自由党与新民主党都持反对态度。在竞选的重要时刻,加拿大的工商界、金融界给予进步保守党以前所未有的积极支持,仅宣传这一协定的电视广告费就耗资数百万美元。加拿大最大的银行加拿大皇家银行发出警告,称放弃自由贸易协定将有可能触发“加元币值急挫,利率相对急升,以及衰退的可能性增大。”经济专家指出,推翻自由贸易协定,将造成“加拿大的商业信心大幅度下降以及海外在加拿大资产方面的投资减少。”在这种情况下,舆论的作用是相当重要的,选民们反复权
Over the past few years, Canada’s ruling and opposition circles have held a polemic over the issue of free trade between the United States and Canada. In 1988, the “Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada” became the focus of the Canadian prime minister’s campaign. The ruling Progressive Conservatives firmly advocate the adoption of the agreement, while the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party oppose it. At a crucial moment in the election, the business community in Canada and the financial community have made progress Conservatives have received unprecedented active support. Television advertising costs of this agreement alone have cost millions of dollars. Royal Bank of Canada, the largest bank in Canada, warned that abandoning a free trade agreement would likely trigger “a sharp decline in the value of the Canadian dollar, a relative surge in interest rates, and an increased likelihood of a recession.” Economic experts point out that the overthrow of free trade agreements will Resulting in “a substantial decline in business confidence in Canada and a reduction in overseas investment in Canadian assets.” In such circumstances, the role of public opinion is quite significant, and voters repeatedly