Mulcair Says Canada NDP Not Bound by TPP Deal If Elected
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Canada’s New Democratic Party is signaling it will back out of any Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact signed during the country’s election campaign, saying Prime Minister Stephen Harper is overstepping his powers and ignoring domestic outcry.
Leader Tom Mulcair, in a letter sent to Harper’s trade minister Friday, says his party won’t be “bound to any agreement” reached as TPP talks continue in Atlanta if elected on Oct. 19.