Liberals edge towards new Pacific trade agreement

The Canada-ASEAN trade study was announced on the eve of PM’s visit to China, which is hoping for trade deals with both parties.

A farmer works on a rice paddy in southern Vietnam. Canada is studying the merits of entering into another trade deal involving fast-growing Vietnam, which is also a member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

August 24, 2016

The Liberal government took the first step towards a possible free trade agreement with a collection of Southeast Asian countries earlier this month, as the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement remains mired in doubt. The office of Trade Minister Chrystia...

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