U.K.-Canada Deal Hits Delay, Threatening Trade on WTO Terms

  • British officials fear tariffs from Jan. 1 with accord on hold
  • Canada parliament unlikely to approve continuity deal in time
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The U.K. government fears that its post-Brexit trade deal with Canada will not come into force in time to prevent tariffs being imposed between Britain and its 12th-largest trading partner from Jan. 1.