Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks peak as Canada eyes election timing

As ministerial talks begin Tuesday towards a trade deal between 12 Pacific Rim countries, Canada faces inconvenient timing: the U.S. and Japan want to conclude a deal now, before their 2016 elections, but the Harper government might prefer to delay the final bargain until its own vote is over.

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