The Harper government has announced it has formally joined talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. That means Canada will be at the next round of TPP negotiations taking place December 3-12 in New Zealand. The countries already part of those negotations are: Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, Mexico, and the United States. CBC reports, “Critics of the TPP worry that Canada’s supply management system, which protects dairy and poultry farmers, could be at risk under the deal. There are also concerns that, because Canada is coming to the negotiating table late, it will have no say over provisions in the agreement that have already been agreed to by other countries.” A Council of Canadians critique of the Trans-Pacific Partnership can be read at http://canadians.org/tpp. More soon.
