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Canada and E.U. Sign Trade Deal

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, and Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, spoke glowingly of a trade agreement signed on Sunday.

SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister:In creating more opportunities for Canadian and European workers we are charting a path toward and economic future that is both more inclusive and more progressive. The agreement we signed today is also grounded in an understanding that we need to uphold common standards and respect the public good. That’s why we negotiated hard to ensure that it contains provisions on labour protection, responsible investment, food and consumer safety, management of natural resources and environmental stewardship.” (SOUNDBITE) (English) EUROPEAN UNION COUNCIL PRESIDENT, DONALD TUSK, SAYING:Free trade and globalization have protected hundreds of millions of people from poverty and hunger. The problem is that few people believe this. O ur first priority is to give people honest and convincing information about the real effects of free trade.”SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Claude Juncker, EU Commission President:“By scrapping almost all import duties European exporters of industrial and agricultural goods will save up to 500 million euros (nearly 550 million US dollars) every day.”

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Canada and E.U. Sign Trade Deal

By REUTERS October 30, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, and Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, spoke glowingly of a trade agreement signed on Sunday.

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