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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFinal push for TPP set for end of September
Steven Chase | The Globe and Mail | Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2015
An effort to land a massive Pacific Rim free trade agreement within weeks is under way, raising the prospect the wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership could dominate the final stretch of the Canadian election campaign.
Chief negotiators for the 12 countries involved, including Canada, will begin meeting in Atlanta on Sept. 26, and trade ministers will join the next week, possibly Sept. 30, a Canadian government official said...snip
"Were here today because the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a high priority for our nations and for the region..."
...The United States and Japan, the two most influential players in the 12-country negotiations, are behind this effort to conclude a deal. The United States is trying to establish a North American-style trading and investment regime for commerce in Asia that becomes the dominant standard and acts as a counterweight to Chinese influence in the region...snip
...U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was confident the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord could be wrapped up this year. He noted, however, that approval by the U.S. Congress could be challenging...
More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/final-round-of-tpp-talks-set-for-end-of-september/article26384370/
The US Media will ignore this until Congress votes. The TPP was not mentioned in either debate.
Weekly Address: Fighting for Trade Deals that Put American Workers First from April 25, 2015
https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/economy/trade
djean111
(14,255 posts)or shilled for this. No vote or support for anyone in the New Democrat Coalition, either. Just a Third Way group, really.
That is pretty much all I can do, but that decision stands from here on out.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)Although in my case that will be an easy pledge, since my state has no Democratic representation at the national level.
djean111
(14,255 posts)All either national or aspiring to be senators. I am done with this DINO takeover. Either they leave or I will leave. But I will not support them.