Donald Trump is old news: Justin Trudeau is now seen as the biggest obstacle to sealing a groundbreaking Pacific trade agreement, says Bloomberg News.
Canada’s prime minister has been criticized by Australian and Japanese media since failing to show for a Nov. 10 summit in Vietnam with the other 10 leaders of countries still involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. While Japan in particular wants a quick deal on the pact that Trump abandoned earlier this year, Canada says more talks are needed on contentious points.
Canada saw the framework agreement announced in the city of Danang as a sort of pathway for further talks and not a tentative deal, according to a Canadian government official, who asked not to be identified. Trudeau’s government sees Japan and Australia pressuring Canada in a bid to prevent smaller economies like Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei from pushing for more changes, the official said. The bickering threatens to further delay a deal in the works for about a decade that was originally seen as a guarantee of US engagement with Asia and a buffer against China’s rising clout.
The US, Mexico and Canada were wrapping up a fifth round of talks to update NAFTA on Tuesday with major differences yet to be resolved, casting doubt on whether a deal could be reached by the end of March 2018 as planned.
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), the voice of Canadian agriculture and agri-food exporters, is urging the federal gov't to take a leadership role in securing a free trade agreement with the remaining 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) members and to implement it without delay.
I know its Agribition and were all suppose to be glad happy campers about ag in canada but we have big issues and sitting under a rock saying all is good and clear as the ice burg that sunk the Titanic is just ahead.
Farmers look at the facts we need to phone our supposed boards that look after us and tell them to quit traveling and start phoning Ottawa and let them know were going to sink unless their is a change of direction and some leadership is finally shown.
Canada’s prime minister has been criticized by Australian and Japanese media since failing to show for a Nov. 10 summit in Vietnam with the other 10 leaders of countries still involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. While Japan in particular wants a quick deal on the pact that Trump abandoned earlier this year, Canada says more talks are needed on contentious points.
Canada saw the framework agreement announced in the city of Danang as a sort of pathway for further talks and not a tentative deal, according to a Canadian government official, who asked not to be identified. Trudeau’s government sees Japan and Australia pressuring Canada in a bid to prevent smaller economies like Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei from pushing for more changes, the official said. The bickering threatens to further delay a deal in the works for about a decade that was originally seen as a guarantee of US engagement with Asia and a buffer against China’s rising clout.
The US, Mexico and Canada were wrapping up a fifth round of talks to update NAFTA on Tuesday with major differences yet to be resolved, casting doubt on whether a deal could be reached by the end of March 2018 as planned.
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), the voice of Canadian agriculture and agri-food exporters, is urging the federal gov't to take a leadership role in securing a free trade agreement with the remaining 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) members and to implement it without delay.
I know its Agribition and were all suppose to be glad happy campers about ag in canada but we have big issues and sitting under a rock saying all is good and clear as the ice burg that sunk the Titanic is just ahead.
Farmers look at the facts we need to phone our supposed boards that look after us and tell them to quit traveling and start phoning Ottawa and let them know were going to sink unless their is a change of direction and some leadership is finally shown.
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