J.Trudeau: Canada and the 10 other TPP countries agree to revised trade deal minus US

[Tanuki]

Link to tweet

"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and 10 other countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have agreed to a revised trade agreement.

The deal comes exactly one year after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the agreement.

The agreement follows two days of high-level talks in Tokyo and was confirmed by Canadian International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. The partners are now expected to work toward signing the agreement by early March.

Trudeau told a crowd at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the pact meets Canada’s objectives of creating and sustaining growth, prosperity and well-paying middle-class jobs today and for generations to come.

The agreement comes amid worries that Trump will pull the U.S. out of the North American Free Trade deal. Seventy-five percent of Canada’s trade goes to the U.S."

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[JustAnotherGen]

1. Trudeau has to look out for his country

This:

The agreement comes amid worries that Trump will pull the U.S. out of the North American Free Trade deal. Seventy-five percent of Canada’s trade goes to the U.S."

He's just making sure his country has a seat at the table elsewhere in the world. We aren't reliable - or accountable anymore.

[LisaM]

2. I listen to CBC news on weekends a lot.

It's fascinating listening to them discuss NAFTA, and to hear the spokespeople tiptoe around saying how impossible it is to deal with Trump.

[spanone]

3. great work, don.

[Cha]

4. K&R

[NCTraveler]

5. We continue to give up our seat at the table.

I was certain Clinton was going to support this once in office, as she had previously. It was big for me and my support of her in the primary. We seem to just love giving up seats these days.

[MyOwnPeace]

6. Once again,

another example of IQ45 making America, well, you know........................

[C_U_L8R]

7. Hello World. Please excuse our temporary insanity.

We'll be back soon to fix this mess... with goodness and inspiration in our hearts.

[Fred Sanders]

8. Justin should mention this to Shitler in Davos and say "Haha", The Simpsons style.

[left-of-center2012]

9. I wish I lived in Canada

"... the pact meets Canada’s objectives of creating and sustaining growth, prosperity
and well-paying middle-class jobs today and for generations to come."

[procon]

10. Hard for the US to maintain the fiction of our global leadership when Trump

keeps walking away from the table and abdicating our shrinking power to other nations.