Could the transitional Canada-U.K. trade pact be around for the long haul?

Opposition MPs sounded the alarm in 2020 that without a sunset clause, the transitional Canada-U.K. trade pact could be around for the long term—which is looking more likely.

In July, International Trade Minister Mary Ng told her U.K. counterpart Jonathan Reynolds that Canada remains open to restarting trade talks.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

August 28, 2024

Nearly five months after the date by which Ottawa and London pledged to complete trade talks, negotiations on a new deal remain stalled with seemingly no signs that Canada and the United Kingdom will return to the bargaining table anytime soon.

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