Brussels removed talk of ratifying Canada trade deal in EU summit text: Wilkinson

CTV News · The Canadian Press · 2026-11-06 00:24 UTC

Canada’s envoy to the European Union says Brussels removed language about ratifying the decade-old trade deal from a joint statement issued at the end of the summit in Montreal last week.

OTTAWA — Canada’s envoy to the European Union says Brussels removed language about ratifying the decade-old trade deal from a joint statement issued at the end of the summit in Montreal last week.

Canadian Ambassador to the EU Jonathan Wilkinson confirmed to the Senate foreign affairs committee Thursday media reports that the EU had the phrasing removed.

“There was some language … from an earlier draft of the declaration that was changed before it was actually put out. And it was just the way in which it was phrased,” he testified.

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