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OTTAWA CUP) — The Canada-U.S. ree trade agreement signed )ctober 3 means university ducation in the two coun- ries will eventually become tandardized, says an oppo- ent to the deal. .

University of Ottawa litical science professor nd Council of Canadians olicy Chair John Trent aid that since the agree- aent helps more Canadian rofessionals enter the U.S. ervice industry, the result nll be a trend toward the harmonization™ of quali- cation examinations, po- entially resulting in a com- ion education system.

Trent aid a recent agreement be- ween the Royal Architec- ure Society in Canada and s American counterpart aat standardizes profes- onal requirements in the «ce countries will likely be choed in other fields, like iedicine and engineering.

And while he admits it has some fine architects, Trent said with its small population relative to the U.S., Canada will not be the one that determines the standards.

One of the few sectors

in which the U.S. has a trade surplus is the service

industry and Canada is a prime target for expansion, Trent said. _

Once the merging of Canadian and U.S. pro- fessional is complete, he said it won't be long be- fore the two countries share labour unions and, eventu- ally, crime rates.

~The we face is the Americaniza- tion of Canada,” Trent said. * We're opening the door to the importation of Ameri-

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can standards and culture.”

Trent is a spokesperson:

for the Pro-Canada Net- work, an umbrella group of opponents to free trade

started last March, which claims a total membership of 10 million.

It comprises 15 trade organizations, including the Assembly of First Nations, the Cana- dian Labour Congress, the Church Coalition for Eco- nomic Justice, the Cana- dian Teachers’ Federation and the National Farmers’ Union.

The goal of Pro-Canada Network, Trent said, is to turn Canadian public opinion against the _ free trade deal, which it believes

will mean the large- scale:

loss of Canadian jobs and sovereignty.

Funded by a $1.5 mil- lion grant from the Cana- dian Labour Congress, the organization holds debates and advertizes in the media to get its message across to the public. a

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