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Trudeau Hails EU-Canada Deal in Address to Parliament

by Associated Press

   STRASBOURG, FRANCE --

   Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hailed a landmark trade deal
   with the European Union, in an address to the EU parliament one day
   after the pact was formally approved.

   Trudeau said Thursday that the deal would create jobs and boost the
   middle class on both sides of the Atlantic. He said that "trade that is
   free and fair means that we can make the lives of our citizens more
   affordable."
   Trudeau presented the pact as a "blue-print" for future trade deals and
   the outcome of Europe's and Canada's shared history and values.
   Critics fear the pact gives too much power to multinationals and hope
   that it will be blocked by national and regional parliaments in the EU.