About the Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Bill Bennett

Kootenay East MLA

1. On April 14, the B.C. legislature moved to support Premier Christy Clark’s motion in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The NDP opposed the agreement for jobs.

2. This trade agreement will help ensure that B.C. businesses can compete on an equal footing with any other business in the 12-country membership of the TPP. That includes forestry and coal mining.

3. As a result of the TPP, B.C. goods exports are expected to increase by $320 million and our province is expected to gain 2,500 jobs. The deal will particularly benefit sectors such as forestry and mining, which will in turn benefit related businesses here in the East Kootenay.

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