Canada, Transpacific Deal and the national interest
Posted on November 13th, 2017
Ranjith Soysa
Justin Trudeau did not sign the TPP, the trade agreement which was the central issue of the recent APEC meeting held in Vietnam.
He stated ” Let me remind everyone Canada will not be rushed into a deal that is not in the best interest
of Canada and Canadians. I have always been very clear that I will stand up for Canadian jobs, Canadian
values, that is exactly what we will do here.”
The protection of the national economy should be the primary consideration of any policy maker
negotiating “liberal’ trade arrangements especially when such discussions are between a giant of
a country and a small nation like Sri Lanka. Even to those who rush into invite the unbridled
foreign capital the words of the Canadian Prime Minister should serve as a useful guideline unless
the decision makers are keen on destroying purposely the Sri Lankan Nation State
Ranjith Soysa