Lack of sunset clause in Canada-U.K. interim deal could stick us with status quo, say opposition MPs

Canada and the U.K. have agreed to 'strive to conclude' a comprehensive trade deal by 2024, but without a sunset clause, the current transitional pact could be in place for years to come.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng, pictured on Sept. 15, 2020, says a still-to-be negotiated comprehensive trade deal with the U.K. will include 'ambitious chapters on the environment, women's economic empowerment, labour, and digital trade.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 3, 2021

Opposition MPs are concerned the absence of a sunset clause in the new Canada-U.K. Trade Continuity Agreement may affect the conclusion of a more comprehensive Canada-U.K. free trade deal, but experts say there are incentives for both Ottawa and London to reach a new pact by 2024. Canada and the U....

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