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Good! The American consumer has gotten away far too long paying cheaper prices!And America has been a world leader for far too long...it's about time we stand aside!
“We are pleased with the progress we have made to make this deal more progressive and stronger for Canadian workers on intellectual property, culture and the automotive sector.“Trade helps strengthen the middle class but for it to work we must ensure the benefits are shared with all of our citizens, not just the few. “The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a new step on that path.â€
Flavio Volpe of the Toronto-based Auto Parts Manufacturers' Association said this agreement moves Canada in the exact opposite direction of where the U.S. is headed, just as the tense North American Free Trade Agreement talks resume.He said the U.S. is pushing for a new NAFTA that increases domestic content requirements, and keeps Chinese parts out of North America, but the revised Asia-Pacific pact reduces local requirements and lets more product from non-TPP countries like China into the market."This could not be a dumber move at a more important time," Volpe said in an interview.Unifor President Jerry Dias, head of Canada's largest private sector union, was also quick to slam the deal, saying it would be detrimental to workers."This isn't progress for workers, it's a mockery," he tweeted.
