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OTTAWA — Canada’s heritage minister is shedding light on some of the details contained in the new Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the federal government agreed to last week.

The revised deal, officially known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, is the first time a Canadian trade deal has included cultural exemptions that specifically include web content, Melanie Joly said Thursday.

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The absence of protection for digital material is one of the main reasons Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose not to sign the deal in November, Joly said, speaking at a conference hosted by the Canadian Media Producers Association in Ottawa.

“It was a tough battle, but I’m really grateful that it’s a battle we were able to win,” she said.

Few details have been made public since the 11 participating countries approved the Pacific Rim pact on Jan. 23. The deal does not include the United States, which pulled out of negotiations a year ago.