Noting that from time to time there may be differences between the parties in the application of their competition legislation to practices or transactions that affect the important interests of both parties; It is clear that NAFTA continues to improve political views on globalization and free trade in general. Opposition to NAFTA has intensified, making it much more politically difficult to adopt other similar free trade agreements. This became clear in the summer of 2005, when the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) stopped in Congress because of a lack of support. Two journalists, Dawn Gilbertson and Jonathan J. Higuera, who wrote in the Arizona Republic on the tenth anniversary of NAFTA, summed it up this way: “The reality of NAFTA at 10 years old is this: a story of winners and losers, divided largely by the workplace and what we do.” The same goes for the impact of NAFTA on small businesses. For some, it was an opportunity to grow and for others it was a challenge. Additional ancillary agreements have been adopted to allay concerns about the potential impact of the treaty on the labour market and the environment. Critics feared that U.S. and Canadian companies in Mexico would have generally low wages, which would lead to a shift of production to Mexico and a rapid reduction in manufacturing employment in the United States and Canada. Meanwhile, environmentalists were concerned about the potentially catastrophic effects of rapid industrialization in Mexico, which does not have experience in implementing and enforcing environmental legislation. Possible environmental problems were raised in the North American Environmental Cooperation Agreement (NAAEC), which established the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in 1994. There is nothing in this agreement that requires a party to take or refrain from acting in a manner inconsistent with its existing laws or to require any changes to the laws of the contracting parties or their respective provinces or states. Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Mexican Government of the United States on the Enforcement of Their Competition Laws Significant trade and investment agreements between Canada and Mexico have become important strategic partners that share the ongoing dialogue and commitment.