Canada ratifies Paris climate change deal in boost for Trudeau

Canada's Parliament on Wednesday ratified the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions, bolstering Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bid to tackle climate change after a decade of inaction by the previous government. Trudeau's Liberals hold a majority of seats in the House of Commons and the result was never in doubt. The Liberals took over last November from the right-wing Conservatives, who during their time in power withdrew Canada from the earlier Kyoto climate change accord on the gr