unless we can sort out a whole bunch of non-tariff barriers in a big hurry so that we can trade with the rest of the world and tell the Americans to go to hell.
We already benefit from the Euro/Canada free trade bilateral agreement Trudeau set up and we are party to the TransPacific as well...the US is not.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) creates a free trade zone covering a market of 500 million people with a combined GDP of $13.5 trillion, according to Global Affairs Canada.
In 2017, Canada's merchandise trade with the 10 other CPTPP countries amounted to more than $95 billion, Global Affairs said.
The government claims that once the trade deal enters into force for Canada, it's expected to boost the country's GDP by $4.2 billion.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-table-tpp-legislation-1.4707115
It is not without controversy tho...
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