Liberals’ progressive trade agenda faces uphill battle in Southeast Asian negotiations

Before Canada finalizes a trade pact with ASEAN, Myanmar's place in that deal will have to be confronted, say former diplomats.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng has a full slate of trade negotiations to tackle as Canada sets out to reposition its footprint in the Indo-Pacific. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

August 9, 2023

Trying to secure ambitious trade pacts with notoriously difficult trading partners as part of its generation shift in Asia, Canada faces a long road ahead to finalize a multilateral deal with Southeast Asian nations and a bilateral agreement with Indonesia.

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