This Brexit shortcut looks like a dead end

Press quote (The Times)
Charles Grant, Beth Oppenheim
08 December 2017

In its report on Canada-plus, the Centre for European Reform says Canada’s businesses “are aligning to European standards in many sectors like food, chemicals and electrical equipment. In contrast, the EU has not changed a single technical regulation in response to the agreement.” “Align” means for Canada, as it will for us, “fall into line”.