Agreement would slash barriers in a wide range of sectors and could lead to more Canadian exports of pork, beef, canola, high-tech machinery, and other products.
Countries face the following dilemma: Accept the deal now, warts and all - or wait and risk that this decade-long project dies a slow, politically driven death.
Canadian exporters of beef, pork, canola, grains, machinery, medical devices, minerals, seafood, aeronautics and other products would have greater tariff-free access to 11 countries.