The deal reached with the UK will prevent Canadian products being hit with tariffs once Britain formally leaves the European Union on Dec. 31.

Trade deals with Europe and Pacific countries opened up more of the Canadian market to foreign competitors.

Canada and Britain have struck a new trade deal, beating the Dec. 31 Brexit deadline that would have triggered new tariffs on a range of Canadian exports.

Cyrpus wants special designation status for its halloumi cheese, and is using CETA as leverage.

Brexit is unnecessary madness and another step in the long march towards turning the country into Once Great Britain, Matthew Fisher says.

The WTO's Appellate Body is down to three members from its normal seven, and U.S. has been blocking new appointments in an effort to force reforms.

The vast majority of exporters, which are positioned to benefit from the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, could very well be asking: CETA who?

"You have to ask the question of people like the NDP in Canada: If you don't think that we should have a free trade deal with Europe — as progressive, positive and aligned as they are — then with whom would the NDP want to sign a trade deal?" Trudeau asked.

The work to get the deal over the finish line comes after two difficult years marked by a rough renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

French parliamentarians are expected to vote on ratifying the agreement on Wednesday.