"It seems obvious to me, to Canada, that the European Union is incapable now of having an international agreement, even with a country with such European values as Canada, and even with a country as kind and patient as Canada," Freeland said on Belgian television.
"Man, Kanādai šķiet acīmredzami, ka Eiropas Savienība šobrīd nav spējīga [slēgt] starptautisku līgumu pat ar tādu eiropeisku vērtību valsti kā Kanāda un pat ar tik pacietīgu valsti kā Kanāda," sarunā ar Beļģijas televīziju norādīja Frīlanda.