TPP concerns must be heard before Liberals consider ratification

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals promised public consultations, but instead signed Canada onto the TPP without having done any economic impact study and refusing calls to try to negotiate a better deal for Canada. This kind of bait and switch is unacceptable when so many good Canadian jobs are on the line.
As the Standing Committee on International Trade begins a pre-study of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), parliamentarians will hear from a range of sectors impacted by the TPP. While some may say it's good for business, others have already warned of potential job losses, concerns over intellectua...

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