Harper, Obama talk;
PM also likely to raise possibility of joining Pacific partnership
Prime
Minister Stephen Harper is heading to the White House on Wednesday for a
meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, when it's expected they will announce
details of the contentious Beyond the Border trade and security deal.
Business
groups say the agreement is badly needed to reverse a continual thickening of
the border, while opposition parties and even Canada's privacy commissioner are
raising concerns about its potential to infringe on the privacy rights of
Canadians.
The
tête-à-tête also will provide Harper an opportunity to further discuss Canada's interest in joining the
nine-country Trans-Pacific Partnership trade group that already includes the United States. Read more here.
