Trans-Pacific Partnership talks collapse after Canada pulls out of trade deal
Talks to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact have effectively collapsed after Canada pulled out.
The talks have been postponed indefinitely.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the surprise announcement in Vietnam on Friday night, revealing Canada had not shown up for the talks between the remaining 11 nations in the TPP.
New Zealand had made good progress on contentious investor-state disputes resolution clauses and preserving market access, she said.
An earlier issue over wording, thought to involve Vietnam, has been resolved.
Ardern said Canada had withdrawn at this point.
"We walked into a meeting and they were the only one absent."
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Discussions would not continue without Canada, she said.
Ardern said she could not give a clear indication of Canada's final position because they were not at the table to explain it.
She could not say whether the postponement was for days or weeks or longer and could not say which part of the pact Canada had issues with.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/po...apse-after-canada-pulls-out-of-the-trade-deal
LOl but Trump was a an ahole for basically doing the same.

Though Trump did it with a little more class