In the aftermath of [the] surprising Brexit vote, the European Union is even more determined to sign a free trade agreement with Canada, International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says, and there's not the slightest "whisper" of discontent over the massive deal.

...Freeland said she expects the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU to be signed before the U.K. has time to trigger Article 50, which would kick-start the country's withdrawal from the 28-nation bloc...

Freeland said "the ratification will not be delayed" and given what she is hearing from both British Prime Minister David Cameron and his potential successor, Boris Johnson, the deal will be signed soon...

This has been excerpted from 27 June 2016 edition of CBC News.