Alberta bound1
Canada is a trading nation. Based upon the negative comments here - quite a few people seem to think that Canada cannot compete globally. I completely reject that thought - as I feel that once we promote our competitive industries we can compete with anybody. I agree that certain sectors will be very challenged - but they would be challenged even without this deal.

deathtokoalas
it's not the trading aspect that the left opposes. if this were actually a free trade deal, the left would support it; in canada, protectionism is associated with the historical right. rather, we're concerned about the other aspects of the deal. for example, the rights it gives to foreign investors to sue governments. that's not trade.

the google search term is investor-state dispute settlement. you won't hear the ndp talk about this, and you have to look hard in the media to find a discussion of it. but, this is the primary crux of disagreement, the core of the protests. nobody on the left cares about supply management for dairy; those farmers are overwhelming conservative voters.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/canadian-business-owners-applaud-signing-of-tpp/article26648406/