Saanich council joins opposition to trade deal

Saanich council last week unanimously passed a resolution against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an international trade agreement among 12 nations including Canada and the United States (but not China) along the Pacific Rim that commits signatories to cut or eliminate tariffs across a wide of...

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Published inSaanich news
Main Author Depner, Wolf
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Victoria, B.C Black Press Group Ltd 31.10.2016
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Summary:Saanich council last week unanimously passed a resolution against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an international trade agreement among 12 nations including Canada and the United States (but not China) along the Pacific Rim that commits signatories to cut or eliminate tariffs across a wide of range of industries and their products, including natural resources, agriculture, manufacturing and services. By passing this resolution, Saanich joins a list of Canadian and foreign municipalities that have passed resolutions expressing concern or open opposition against TPP. Councils resolution opposing TPP passed on Oct. 24, one week before the deadline for written submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade. While Canada signed the TPP in April of this year, the agreement still awaits parliamentary ratification.
ISSN:0838-9217