Reports: Trudeau inches closer to backing TPP

[Daily News | October 25, 2016 | Inside US Trade] While the Canadian government has lately been keenly focused on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made news in Ottawa Tuesday when he said it was “difficult” to imagine Canada not ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trudeau spoke at…

Hook, Line and Stinker: The TPP Seafood Safety Threat

[Christian Detisch, Patrick Woodall | October 25, 2016 | Food and Water Watch] The bipartisan hostility directed at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been focused on the impact trade deals have on middle class working families. Last week in the final presidential debate, both candidates reiterated their opposition to the TPP. And this deal, the largest trade…