Canada to sign onto text of revised trans-Pacific trade deal

[January 23, 2018]  MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada will sign on to a revised 11-member Asia-Pacific trade pact, a government source confirmed on Tuesday, saying "Canada has secured real gains" in talks to agree a deal.

Trade officials signed off on a final text earlier in the day after a meeting in Tokyo to overcome challenges such Canada's insistence on protection of its cultural industries.

(Reporting by David LjunggrenEditing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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