Canadians split on support of TPP deal, poll suggests

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Almost one month after Canada and 11 other nations reached the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in Atlanta, Canadians remain sharply divided on whether such a deal is good or bad for the public at-large.

That is the finding of a EKOS poll commissioned by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the results of which were released Today (Wednesday). The poll found almost an equal number of respondents supporting the TPP (41 per cent) and those who oppose the deal (38 per cent).

According to the poll, 66 per cent of respondents either strongly or moderately supported Canada having FTAs with other countries. Specifically, Canadians are highly supportive of bilateral FTAs with several TPP member states, including Australia and the United States (77 per cent support), New Zealand (76), Japan (70), Mexico (62) and Chile (61).

Support for non-TPP nations are somewhat lowered, although bilateral deals with The Philippines (54 per cent), India (52) and China (42) all received higher support rate than the TPP.

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