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"Canada-EU Trade Deal Text Leaked By German TV" [View all]
Canada-EU Trade Deal Text Leaked By German TVhttp://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/08/13/canada-eu-trade-deal-leak_n_5676483.html
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A German news show has published what it says is the full text of the Canada-EU free trade deal.
Of the 1,500-page document, a 521-page file was posted to the website of German TV network ARD’s news show Tagesschau on Wednesday.
According to some experts now poring through the document, it appears Canada caved on the issue of patent protection for drugs.
The EU had been pushing Canada to lengthen patent protections for drugs, a move that was estimated to cost Canadians $900 million to $1.65 billion annually. The Conservative government in Ottawa has promised to compensate provinces for added drug costs, but no word yet on whether individuals will be compensated as well.
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