Canada and the United Kingdom have reached an interim post-Brexit trade agreement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday. "Now we get to continue to work on a bespoke agreement, a comprehensive agreement, over the coming years that will really maximize our trade opportunities and boost things for everyone," Trudeau said. WATCH | What we know about the Canada-U.K. interim trade deal:What we know about the Canada-U.K. interim trade deal News Video 5:35 The two countries have agreed to 'roll over' the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). 5:35Brexit complicated negotiating new agreementFollowing the U.K.'s exit from the European Union last winter, the two countries agreed to let the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — the bilateral trade deal in effect between Canada and the EU since 2017 — continue to apply to Canada–U.K. Canada's business community reactsCanada's business community offered a mixed reaction shortly after the deal was announced, welcoming the economic certainty the interim deal offered while asking for more specifics on the arrangement.

Source: CBC News November 21, 2020 14:01 UTC