The strange journey of the resurrected Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal got a little stranger Friday, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being accused of “sabotaging” the deal by missing a crucial meeting in Vietnam. “It’s less than ideal to have every leader and trade minister from the other ten countries sitting around the table and not have Canada there. It’s not an ideal outcome,” Australian trade minister Steve Ciobo told the The Australian newspaper. Confusion reigned after that meeting, with the New Zealand trade minister saying “one country” had blocked the deal but that it wasn’t Canada. The empty seat where Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is missing from the Trans Pacific Partnership meeting at APEC in Vietnam.

Source: National Post November 10, 2017 13:56 UTC