On Monday 12 September the Canadian trade minister, Chrystia Freeland, said that Canada wanted to sign its Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the EU in October, with its ratification by the end of that month and its provisional implementation by the beginning of 2017.
During a conference in Toronto, Freeland provided assurances that CETA would constitute an "enormous competitive advantage" for Canada. She added that "at a time when many in the world are saying ‘no’ to...