Pacific trade treaty consultation launches as deal in doubt

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive trade deal that covers 40 per cent of the world’s GDP, has mushroomed into a political hot potato in the United States with presidential candidates Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders all expressing opposition or concern with the agreement.
OTTAWA—The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive trade deal that covers 40 per cent of the world’s GDP, has mushroomed into a political hot potato in the United States with presidential candidates Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders all expressing opposition or concern with the agre...

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