Long road ahead to complete U.K. accession to Canada’s Pacific Rim trade deal

The legislative timeline to pass the U.K.'s accession protocol is expected to take a minimum of 18 months for all CPTPP members.

With the U.K. set to become the first country to accede to Canada's Pacific Rim trade deal, International Trade Minister Mary Ng will have to stickhandle its parliamentary passage amid sectoral skirmishes.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 12, 2023

Now that negotiations are finished between the United Kingdom and members of Canada’s Pacific Rim trade deal, there is still much work to be done before London can become the 12th member of the pact, including a ratification process expected to take a minimum of...

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