Canada reaches agreement on revised TPP deal without the U.S.

The 11 countries agreed in principle to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, on Tuesday in Tokyo, following nearly nine months of negotiations and exactly one year after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the pact.

International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Tuesday that Canada had agreed to the newly-revived TPP deal after reaching breakthroughs on provisions on culture and automobile production with Japan, and the suspension of intellectual property provisions opposed by Canadian stakeholders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

January 23, 2018

Canada and the remaining signatories of the Trans Pacific Partnership have reached an agreement on a new trade pact that will not include the United States, providing the Trudeau government with a high-profile victory in its bid to open new markets in the prosperous P...

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