Trudeau Says EU Must Spread Benefits or Risk Trade's Decline
- Global trading system is under threat, Canadian PM warns
- Canada-European deal could be last of its kind, he says
Trump Gives Trudeau Assurance on Canada Trade Relations
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The trade pact between Canada and the European Union approved this week could be one of last multilateral trade deals unless policy makers share the benefits more widely, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told European lawmakers.
Trudeau addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday after the legislature and Canada’s House of Commons approved the trade agreement, known as CETA, this week. While mounting a vigorous defense of the push to liberalize global trade, Trudeau insisted policy makers have to do more at home to make sure their voters see the benefits of such deals.