With NAFTA negotiations in a standoff and the Canada-U.S. relationship seemingly on the rocks, the Liberal government is using the return of Parliament to talk about a different kind of trade deal.

One of the first things members of Parliament will debate when they return to their seats today is Bill C-79, the legislation to implement the free trade pact between Canada and 10 other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

The deal was signed in March and legislation to ratify it was introduced in the House of Commons in June.

"We have just under a dozen pieces of legislation that are on the order paper. When we return we are looking forward to seeing the CPTPP legislation advance," said government House leader Bardish Chagger...

This was excerpted from the 17 September 2018 edition of CBC News.