China talks will test ‘progressive’ Liberal trade agenda

Other exploratory talks didn’t get far under the Harper government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, revealed during the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, last week that Canada will hold 'exploratory' discussions with China about a possible free trade agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

September 28, 2016

Trade talks with China will put the Liberal government's self-proclaimed “progressive” trade agenda to the test, say an NDP critic and the head of a China-focused research institute. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Qu...

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