Britain's high commissioner is open to signing a free trade deal with Canada now that the United Kingdom has opted out of the European Union.

Howard Drake said Britain will go it alone on trade agreements after the Brexit vote, adding the U.K. will not cease to be a trading nation after it pulls out of the EU.

"We'll be looking to make trade deals with other countries around the world, including Canada..."

This has been excerpted from 25 June 2016 edition of the CBC News.