Canada-type deal was ‘not a magic pill’ for seamless border, says ambassador
Canadian envoy says post-Brexit trade deal would still lead to border checks and delays
Canadian ambassador to Ireland Kevin Vickers at the Canadian embassy in Dublin. Photograph: Simon Carswell
A Canada-type free trade deal, touted as a post-Brexit model for the EU and UK, was “not a magic pill” to create a frictionless border, Canada’s ambassador to Ireland Kevin Vickers has said.
Mr Vickers told The Irish Times an EU-UK deal similar to the agreement struck between the EU and Canada would be “a huge benefit” to Ireland because agri-food and pharmaceutical products made up a large percent of Irish exports and 98 per cent of tariffs between Canada and the EU were eliminated.