But to include gender and Indigenous issues is unusual for a trade agreement and analysts say it seems intended to demonstrate the Liberal government’s progressive values at home. Let’s deal with what’s on the table here.”Freeland offered little insight about what gender and Indigenous chapters would contain. The only ready example is a gender chapter in an update to the Canada-Chile free trade agreement. The Indigenous chapter idea has no obvious precedent. An example of a concrete option for an Indigenous chapter could be to exempt Indigenous-led businesses from rules that protect domestic producers in government procurement, he said.

Source: National Post August 15, 2017 12:56 UTC