Essex NDP candidate Tracey Ramsey speaks to the media out front of the University of Windsors Centre For Engineering and Innovation, September 9, 2015. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)Essex NDP candidate Tracey Ramsey speaks to the media out front of the University of Windsors Centre For Engineering and Innovation, September 9, 2015. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)
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NDP Upset Over Government's TPP Decision

Essex MP Tracey Ramsey is condemning the Liberal government's plan to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership next week in New Zealand.

She says, "There was a study released out of Tulsa University in the States, last week, that said that 58,000 jobs will be lost in Canada under the TPP. And we will see less than a 1% bump in our economy by 2030."

Ramsey will be bringing up the TPP during question period today, as the House of Commons re-opens.

She adds that patents for certain drugs are also expected to be extended under the Trans-Pacific deal, which would cause drug prices to soar in Canada.

According to International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, signing the 12-country treaty doesn't necessarily mean Canada will ultimately ratify it, however.  She says the Liberal government is committed to hearing from Canadians before a ratification vote is held in Parliament.

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