Canada, Europe hail trade pact in Trump era

[New Person]

OTTAWA - Lawmakers in Canada and Europe are hailing Wednesday's approval of the Canada-EU free trade deal by the European Parliament as a win for the values of openness in the face of anti-trade movements, including the Donald Trump administration.

The legislature in Strasbourg, France, approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement by a margin of 408-254, with 33 abstentions. The vote clears a major hurdle for the deal that saw its first round of bargaining almost eight years ago and has had to overcome mounting anti-trade populism in Europe.

Canada's Parliament is also expected to ratify the deal in the coming months, which means 90 per cent of it would come into force under provisional application — a key procedural step that allows the deal to take effect without the ratification of the European Union's 28 member countries and numerous regional governments.

 

[New Person]

好事坏事？至少是在北美贸易协议受到威胁时，多一条路。

 

[Jay Wang]

好事坏事？至少是在北美贸易协议受到威胁时，多一条路。

挺好，别一棵树上吊死

 

[ccc]

好事坏事？至少是在北美贸易协议受到威胁时，多一条路。

当然是好事情，东边欧洲，西面中国。

 

[New Person]

Trudeau hails CETA as 'blueprint' for future trade deals

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the European Parliament's passing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) early today, hailing it as a potential model for future trade deals while addressing the concerns of those who opposed it.

"We can't understate how important it was to get this deal right," Trudeau told members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France — the first time a sitting Canadian prime minister has addressed the legislature.

"Now we need to make it work … If we are successful, CETA will become the blueprint for all ambitious, future trade deals. If we are not, this could very well be one of the last," he said.

 

[Longhair]

当然是好事情，东边欧洲，西面中国。

加拿大离开美国还是加拿大吗？还是你当年向往的国度吗？一个沦落到三流的国家是您老想要的？这些年加拿大在左派的领导下与美国越行越远，什么时候美国对付加拿大跟对付墨西哥一样时，加拿大人民有福啦。

 

[Longhair]

加拿大离开美国就是个屁，别觉得自己傻不错的。