By Terence Corcoran

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Bear in mind that this is not a free trade agreement. Whether narrow bilateral trade agreements such as the Canada-Indonesia deal can actually stimulate major trade expansion is far from certain. The 1,148-page document is a mind-boggling introductory bundle of international trade legalese followed by 1,100 pages of listed products, tariff rates, export procedures, restrictions and rules. Everything from investments, technology and seafood are documented. Eels are tariff-free but some poultry can face 249 per cent tariffs.