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ISDS is the enforcement mechanism for countries that sign the deal and then break the rules. The problem is that nobody really likes what's in the deal, so Canadian negotiators have been working to carve out exceptions for our country's cultural products, sensible copyright regime, and coddled dairy farmers, among other things."The participation of countries in the TPP has less to do with enthusiasm for importing the US economic model than a grudging acceptance that yet more tribute has to be paid in order to retain access to the US market. Negotiating a trade deal with the US is not a particularly pleasant business, and nor is it becoming happier over time. You are essentially presented with a US model agreement that contains a decreasing proportion of actual free trade and an increasing proportion of intellectual property protection, and invited to sign."
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