Political Economy, Civil Society, and the Deep Integration Debate in Canada.

This article focuses on a political process approach for assessing the mobilization potential of civil society groups especially engaged in a campaign against deep integration. National politics still matters in considerations of contentious civic politics. It has become increasingly common to connect unfolding contentious activity to rapidly evolving international trends. The general trend in Canadian public opinion reflects both growing acceptance of previous trade agreements, as well as support for the negotiation of new trade agreements, such as the FTAA, with other countries.