Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks peak as Canada eyes election timing

July 28, 2015

Pity Ed Fast's campaign manager in Abbotsford, B.C. While most MPs running for re-election are focused on campaigning, Stephen Harper's trade minister is in Maui, Hawaii, this week to see if there's a Trans-Pacific Partnership deal Canada can sign on to.

It's an agreement, the prime minister said in June, that's "essential" for Canada, establishing a basis for trade among not only the 12 Pacific Rim countries at the table, but others who could join later — like China, India or the Philippines.

This has been excerpted from the 28 July 2015 edition of CBC News and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trans-pacific-partnership-trade-talks-peak-as-canada-eyes-election-timing-1.3168092


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Rules of Origin & Trade Agreements / Trade Agreements
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