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German TV website leaks what it claims is full text of Canada-EU trade pact

International Trade Minister Ed Fast answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

TORONTO – A German television show has posted online a document it claims is the full text of the Canada-EU trade deal, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

The 521-page document dated Aug. 5 was posted online Wednesday by the show Tagesschau.

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The Harper government said earlier this month that negotiators had concluded a text of the free-trade deal with the European Union.

The final wording followed months of negotiation and disagreements over a wide range of issues that included investor protection from lawsuits as well as dairy quotas.

Trade Minister Ed Fast said last week that he was looking forward to a Canada-EU Summit in Ottawa next month, where the deal will be the centrepiece.

Fast said the agreement will “create jobs and economic opportunities for hard-working Canadians in every region of the country.”

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