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OTTAWA — Canada’s trade deal with Europe may not be dead yet, despite trade minister Chrystia Freeland walking out of talks with Wallonia’s prime minister, Paul Magnette, as it appeared the Belgian region would miss an EU deadline for CETA support Friday.

Just hours after Freeland said she was “very, very sad” and leaving the country due to the trade talks collapsing, the president of the European Parliament announced a last-minute meeting with her for Saturday morning.

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“We can’t stop at last mile,” Martin Schulz said in a tweet, which said the meeting with Freeland would be followed by one with Magnette.

It is now evident to me, evident to Canada, that the European Union is incapable of reaching an agreement

Interviewed by reporters after several days of negotiations, Freeland seemed harrowed, speaking in a strained voice and appearing to hold back tears.

She said it seemed evident that the European Union is not capable, right now, of having an international agreement, “even with a country with European values such as Canada, even with a country as nice and as patient as Canada.”

“Canada is disappointed. I am personally very disappointed. I worked very, very hard,” she said.

After Freeland left, Magnette told reporters he is still open to further discussions. However, the Walloons need more time to look at the file, he said, adding he understands that this makes for a “very long” process for the Canadians.