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Dairy farmers worry Trans-Pacific trade deal could hurt

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News June 26, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s powerful dairy industry on Friday expressed concern it could suffer if talks to create a Pacific trade treaty open up heavily protected Canadian markets to more foreign competition. Some of the 12 nations taking part in negotiations on a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) want Canada to start dismantling a system known

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, shown here speaking Thursday in Quebec City, said it’s “essential” for Canada to be in on a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. (Jason Ransom photo courtesy PMO)

Livestock, Markets

Canada must be part of TPP, will defend farmers: Harper

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News June 25, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada must join a proposed Pacific trade pact but will strive to protect farmers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday, referring to foreign pressure to scrap tariffs that protect the dairy industry. Some of the 12 nations taking part in talks on a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) want Canada to start dismantling

Livestock, Markets

U.S. Congress victory may move Pacific trade pact forward

By GFM Network News June 24, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. lawmakers approved legislation key to securing a hallmark Pacific trade deal by a comfortable margin on Wednesday, advancing President Barack Obama’s efforts to strengthen U.S. economic ties with Asia. After a six-week congressional battle including two brushes with failure, some fancy legislative footwork and myriad backroom deals to keep the

Livestock, Markets

U.S. Senate pushes Obama’s Pacific Rim trade pact forward

By GFM Network News June 23, 2015

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama’s call for “fast-track” trade negotiating authority to help him strike a Pacific Rim deal cleared a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, paving the way for a final vote on the legislation Wednesday. On Wednesday, the Senate was likely to vote to grant Obama the

Livestock, Markets

U.S. House win revives Obama’s Trans-Pacific trade pact

By GFM Network News June 18, 2015

Washington | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers narrowly approved legislation key to securing a hallmark Pacific trade deal on Thursday, partly reversing a defeat less than a week before, in a boost to President Barack Obama’s goal of strengthening U.S. economic ties with Asia. The House of Representatives voted 218 to 208 to give the White

(Photo courtesy Architect of the Capitol, VisitTheCapitol.gov)

Livestock, Markets

Quest for fast-track trade bill defeated for now in U.S. House

By GFM Network News June 12, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday delivered a blow to President Barack Obama’s signature goal of strengthening ties with Asia but could try again as soon as Tuesday to reverse defeat of a measure central to a Pacific Rim trade pact. In a dramatic vote, Obama’s own Democrats, as well

Livestock

Trade talks set to divide farm communities

Some groups want a trade deal even if it means sacrificing supply management

By Alex Binkley May 27, 2015

High-level negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) scheduled for Guam this month have opened a rift in Canada’s farm community that successive governments have tried to prevent. Livestock and grain groups have gone public with a demand the federal government fully engage in the talks and, while they don’t actually say it, essentially be prepared

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Supply-managed sectors bolster defenses against TPP

By GFM Network News May 26, 2015

Reuters — Canadian farmers are stepping up their campaign against a nearly complete Pacific trade pact they fear will destroy protections for local dairy, egg and chicken producers and endanger jobs. Farmers in Quebec, which produces 40 per cent of Canada’s dairy products, ran full-page newspaper advertisements on Tuesday warning Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations threaten

Markets

Fast-track trade legislation passes U.S. Senate hurdle

By GFM Network News May 21, 2015

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature Asian trade push cleared another hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after a knife-edge vote moved the White House closer to gaining the power to speed trade deals through Congress. Senators voted 62-38 to give Obama a major victory and set up a speedy decision

Comment, Opinion

Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership a good deal for Canada?

The economic logic behind free trade is that ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’

By Robert McGarvey May 19, 2015

Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership a bulwark of freedom as proponents claim, or is Canada about to be shoehorned into another free trade deal that will continue the hollowing out of our economy? It depends on your perspective. The TPP, championed by U.S. President Barack Obama as an important addition to the world’s free trade zone

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Tag Archives Trans-Pacific Partnership

Dairy farmers worry Trans-Pacific trade deal could hurt

Canada must be part of TPP, will defend farmers: Harper

U.S. Congress victory may move Pacific trade pact forward

U.S. Senate pushes Obama’s Pacific Rim trade pact forward

U.S. House win revives Obama’s Trans-Pacific trade pact

Quest for fast-track trade bill defeated for now in U.S. House

Trade talks set to divide farm communities

Supply-managed sectors bolster defenses against TPP

Fast-track trade legislation passes U.S. Senate hurdle

Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership a good deal for Canada?

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