The French National Assembly has ratified the CETA trade agreement with Canada in a 266 to 213 vote.

Lawmakers in France began their ratification of the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada last week, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk to Montreal.

Canada's Parliament has already ratified the pact with the support of the Liberals and the Conservatives.

Almost all of CETA went into force in September 2017, but individual ratifications by EU member countries will bring it fully into effect...

This was excerpted from the 23 July 2019 edition of CBC News.