Même si cette entente a fait mal et a contraint la performance de l'économie canadienne, cela a été relativement positif puisqu'en l'absence de cet accord, probablement que la crise économique aurait déclenché des réflexes protectionnistes encore plus difficiles à supporter.
Even though this agreement hurt and affected the performance of the Canadian economy, it has still been relatively positive since, if it had not succeeded, probably the economic crisis would have triggered some protectionist reactions that would have been even harder to deal with.