Donald I, emperor of the world.

[briantrumpet]

Canada is the only country to have not agreed a trade deal with the UK following Brexit, so my suspicion is that they will struggle with the EU. It surprises me that they haven't decided to reopen talks on the UK trade deal.

Ambition, given the relative sizes of the markets? Is it so surprising?

 

[Psamathe]

Canada is the only country to have not agreed a trade deal with the UK following Brexit, so my suspicion is that they will struggle with the EU. It surprises me that they haven't decided to reopen talks on the UK trade deal.

Ambition, given the relative sizes of the markets? Is it so surprising?

Unsure if you include it in "ambition" but also scope. Broader scope can get more complex. I'm not aware as to how broad Canada-UK deal was covering but I wonder if the EU one might be narrow in scope given that a lot will require adhering to EU standards.

 

[PurplePenguin]

Unsure if you include it in "ambition" but also scope. Broader scope can get more complex. I'm not aware as to how broad Canada-UK deal was covering but I wonder if the EU one might be narrow in scope given that a lot will require adhering to EU standards.

The Canada-UK deal fell apart due to hormone fed cows and pigs and UK cheese access. The EU are going to be even less keen on hormones. Ultimately, every other country and plenty of new ones have agreed deals with the UK, so Canada is the outlier.

 

[Psamathe]

The Canada-UK deal fell apart due to hormone fed cows and pigs and UK cheese access. The EU are going to be even less keen on hormones. Ultimately, every other country and plenty of new ones have agreed deals with the UK, so Canada is the outlier.

But then maybe Canada-EU negotiate a trade deal that doesn't cover hormone fed cows and cheese.

 

[briantrumpet]

The Canada-UK deal fell apart due to hormone fed cows and pigs and UK cheese access. The EU are going to be even less keen on hormones. Ultimately, every other country and plenty of new ones have agreed deals with the UK, so Canada is the outlier.

True/fair re the hormone thing. Though the EU is capable of doing trade agreements too, even if they drive a hard bargain for access to their market. https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/e...try-and-region/negotiations-and-agreements_en