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Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne has recently mused that Canada would consider a new TPP-inspired deal, even without U.S. participation.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY NICHOLAS CAIVANO, RICHARD ELLIOTT

February 1, 2017

Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and declared his intention to renegotiate NAFTA. But as some try to revive the TPP, and trade talks between Ottawa and Washington heat up, Canada should walk away from any deal that perpetuates inadequate, inequita...

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