Why did the Mulroney government fight an election on the Canadian–American Free Trade Agreement (FTA)? a. Mulroney wanted to marginalize his political opponents, especially in Ontario, where the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Ontario provincial government were opposed due to concerns that the agreement would, among other things, undermine the Auto Pact, which had benefited the auto industry since the mid-1960s. b. Mulroney felt the agreement was a winning issue, and he wanted to marginalize the New Democratic Party (NDP), which had been growing stronger in public-opinion polling nationally. c. The Liberals and the NDP were campaigning against the agreement and trying to obstruct passage in the House of Commons, despite an overwhelming Tory majority in Parliament. d. Given widespread opposition and his declining popularity, Mulroney believed that campaigning on the FTA was the only factor that would allow him to win enough seats to form a minority government.

Why did the Mulroney government fight an election on the Canadian–American Free Trade Agreement (FTA)? a. Mulroney wanted to marginalize his political opponents, especially in Ontario, where the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Ontario provincial government were opposed due to concerns that the agreement would, among other things, undermine the Auto Pact, which had benefited the auto industry since the mid-1960s. b. Mulroney felt the agreement was a winning issue, and he wanted to marginalize the New Democratic Party (NDP), which had been growing stronger in public-opinion polling nationally. c. The Liberals and the NDP were campaigning against the agreement and trying to obstruct passage in the House of Commons, despite an overwhelming Tory majority in Parliament. d. Given widespread opposition and his declining popularity, Mulroney believed that campaigning on the FTA was the only factor that would allow him to win enough seats to form a minority government.