On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we look to the Pacific, as Canada, along with 10 other Pacific nations, have agreed in principle to the revised Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Join Colin in conversation with Asian trade experts Hugh Stephens & Eric Miller as they discuss the nuts and bolts of the deal, why it took Canada so long to sign-on, and what benefits it provides to Canadian exporters and consumers.

Bios:

Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Advisor to Dentons LLP.

Eric Miller - a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a cross-border consultancy that advises clients on government affairs, economics, cybersecurity and geopolitical developments.

Hugh Stephens - Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Executive-in-Residence at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and Vice Chair of the Canadian Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CanCPEC).

Book Recommendations:

- Eric Miller: "Choices: Inside the Making of India’s Foreign Policy" - by Shivshankar Menon (https://www.amazon.ca/Choices-Inside-Making-India%C2%92s-Foreign/dp/0815729103/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517263652&sr=1-1&keywords=Choices%3A+The+Making+of+India)

- Hugh Stephens: "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" - by Michael Wolff (https://www.amazon.ca/Fire-Fury-Inside-Trump-White/dp/1250158060/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517263677&sr=1-1&keywords=fire+and+fury) | "Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic" - by David Frum (https://www.amazon.ca/Trumpocracy-Corruption-American-David-Frum/dp/0062796739/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517263717&sr=1-1&keywords=trumpocracy)

- Colin Robertson: "The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam" - by Max Boot (https://www.amazon.ca/Road-Not-Taken-Lansdale-American/dp/0871409410/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517263620&sr=1-1&keywords=max+boot)

Related Links:

- "Canada’s 'Progressive' Trade Agenda: Let’s Be Careful How Far We Push It" - Hugh Stephens [CGAI Trade Series Paper] (http://www.cgai.ca/canadas_progressive_trade_agenda_lets_be_careful_how_far_we_push_it)

- "Reassessing Canadian Trade in Asia" - Randolph Mank [CGAI Trade Series Paper] (http://www.cgai.ca/reassessing_canadian_trade_in_asia)

- "After the TPP: What’s Next for Canada in Asia?" - Hugh Stephens [CGAI Policy Paper] (http://www.cgai.ca/after_the_tpp_whats_next_for_canada_in_asia)

- "Choices for the Future: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada" - John Weekes [CGAI Policy Paper] (http://www.cgai.ca/choices_for_the_future_the_tpp_and_canada)

- "Canada reaches deal on revised Trans-Pacific Partnership" [CBC News] (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tpp-champagne-deal-1.4499616)

Recording Date: January 29th, 2018

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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.