Reports: Canada's Freeland 'walks out' of CETA talks with Belgian officials
Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland has “walked out” of Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement talks as a region of Belgium continues to hold up the approval of the EU-Canada deal. According to the Canadian Press , sources “inside Freeland's office” said she had left talks with leaders of Wallonia, the Belgian region that has refused to approve CETA. In a statement quoted by the paper, Freeland said “it is now evident to me -- evident to Canada -- that the...