ated ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁negoti ations ▁were ▁post pon ed . ▁However , ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁trip ▁to ▁Asia ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁re aff ir med ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁T PP , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁new ▁US ▁Trade ▁Represent ative ▁Ron ▁Kirk ▁not ified ▁Congress ▁that ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁planned ▁to ▁enter ▁T PP ▁negoti ations ▁" with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁sh aping ▁a ▁high - standard , ▁broad - based ▁regional ▁p act ". ▁On ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁A PE C ▁sum mit , ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁negoti ating ▁countries ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁proposal ▁advanced ▁by ▁US ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁that ▁set ▁a ▁target ▁for ▁settlement ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁by ▁the ▁next ▁A PE C ▁sum mit ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Canada ▁had ▁become ▁an ▁observer ▁in ▁the ▁T PP ▁tal ks , ▁and ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁officially ▁joining , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁committed ▁to ▁join , ▁pur port edly ▁because ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁blocked ▁it ▁because ▁of ▁concerns ▁over ▁Canadian ▁agricult ural ▁policy ▁( i . e . ▁supply ▁management ) — specific ally ▁da iry — and ▁intellectual ▁property - right s ▁protection . ▁Several ▁pro - bus iness ▁and ▁international ist ▁Canadian ▁media ▁out lets ▁raised ▁concerns ▁about ▁this