The CPTPP: An agreement out of step with the times: Submission from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives to the Government of Canada consultation on the mandated general review of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific P

The CPTPP: An agreement out of step with the times: Submission from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives to the Government of Canada consultation on the mandated general review of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership JULY 2024 THE CPTPP: AN AGREEMENT OUT OF STEP WITH THE TIMES Submission from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives to the Government. [...] According to the government’s consultation page, the goal of the public outreach exercise is to help “evaluate the performance of the CPTPP with a view to updating and enhancing the Agreement to ensure that it remains of the highest possible standard for trade agreements.”1 The recommendations in this submission respond to the last of the government’s four leading questions: “Are there existing pr. [...] Specifically, this submission calls for: • Aligning the investment chapter with the binding obligations in the Paris Climate Agreement • Updating the CPTPP to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and facilitate trading relationships with, between, and among Indigenous Peoples • Balancing procurement market access with the right of governments and government entities to use public spending to f. [...] The centre was founded in 1980 to advance progressive policy options that centre the economic interests of workers, gender equality, the preservation and expansion of Canada’s publicly-funded and delivered social services, and the protection of the environment. [...] Summary Aligning the investment chapter with the Paris Climate Agreement Updating the CPTPP to protect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and promote Indigenous trade Making the labour chapter stronger and easier to enforce Making room for strategic and equitable procurement Removing the CPTPP’s outdated digital trade rules Removing the intellectual property–based threats to public health, farmers T.