Using the TPP to Renegotiate and Expand NAFTA

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4. It might be possible

for the NDP to effectively scuttle this by announcing that, when they form the government after the next election, they will withdraw from the agreement. That is not an empty threat given that the NDP currently is slightly ahead of the Harperites in the national polls. Other countries might not be very enthusiastic about negotiating a deal with a country that has a real possibility of walking away from the deal in 3 years. It's a long shot and there may be some negative consequences (like being forced to educate the Canadian electorate on the subject) to the NDP making such an announcement at this time but it is worth considering.