Canada Passes New Nafta Trade Deal in Rush to Suspend Parliament

  • Canada was last partner needed to pass after U.S. and Mexico
  • Parliament suspended until April 20 amid coronavirus
Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
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Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously to pass an overhaul of its free-trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico on Friday at the same time that they suspended their session for five weeks due to coronavirus.

The legislation was rushed through the Canadian parliament on Friday, as part of the same motion to break until April 20.