His comments were supported by the Chair of the INTA Committee, Bernd Lange (S&D, German), who said it was unacceptable that the agreement had not yet been ratified by all Member States. The European Parliament, in turn, had ratified the agreement by 2017, allowing for the provisional application of the trade provisions (see EUROPE B11726A1). The two Socialist MEPs were joined by their colleagues from the EPP and Renew Europe, European conservatives and reformists, as well as Canada’s ambassador to the EU, Ailish Campbell. The Greens/EFA and The Left questioned how the EU and Canada could update the sustainable development chapters in the agreement in line with the new approach presented by the European Commission in June (see EUROPE B12977A13). [...]