Prime Minister Trudeau heads to Europe to sign free trade deal
OTTAWA — After a false start, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departed Saturday night for Brussels to finally sign Canada’s controversial free trade deal with the European Union, days after it teetered on the brink.
Trudeau’s plane returned to Ottawa about 30 minutes after it took off because of a mechanical problem involving the flaps, the Prime Minister’s Office said in an email.
The plane’s departure had already been pushed back some 90 minutes delaying Trudeau from getting to Europe to sign a trade deal that has been beset with delays.
The plane was airborne again late Saturday after a brief period on the ground in Ottawa.