Last-ditch efforts to salvage Canada's trade deal with the European Union appear to have collapsed Friday, as International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland walked out of talks with the regional government of Wallonia. (In French) Chrystia Freeland emotional after Canada-EU trade deal talks collapse1:34Freeland characterized the failure to come to a consensus and proceed with signing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement at the planned Canada-EU Summit next Thursday as a "missed opportunity." Minister-President of Wallonia Paul Magnette briefed his MPs Friday morning about the most recent proposals to save the Canada-EU trade agreement from collapse. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)Magnette shared with his MPs modifications proposed by European Union officials after lengthy discussions stretched late into the evening Thursday. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel phoned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overnight in search of ways to overcome the impasse now threatening Canada's trade deal with the EU.

Source: CBC News October 21, 2016 14:19 UTC