Canada’s Decision to Decline TPP Agreement Shouldn’t Have Been Surprise: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone when Canada declined to sign an agreement-in-principle Nov. 10 on an updated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo at the start of a bilateral meeting at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 10, 2017. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

DANANG, Vietnam—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone when Canada declined to sign an agreement-in-principle Nov. 10 on an updated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Trudeau said Nov. 11 in Vietnam that despite some significant progress on the deal’s framework there’s still more work to be done, particularly when it comes to protecting Canada’s auto and cultural sectors.