CANADA, EU REACH LANDMARK TRADE ACCORD

Following a delay, Canada and the European Union signed a trade deal in Brussels that the EU says will eliminate 99% of import duties and save European exporters more than about $ 549 million a year. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement deal had been nearly scuttled when Wallonia, a region in Belgium, initially withheld its support. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that “the fact that throughout people are asking tough questions of a deal that will have a significant impact on our economies, and giving us the opportunity to demonstrate that that impact will be positive, is a good thing.”