Trudeau's Plane Resumes Flight to Brussels After Forced Landing

The plane of the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his way to sign a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union takes off for Brussels again after a forced return to Ottawa due to mechanical problems, media reported Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Trudeau's plane resumed its flight to Brussels after it had to return to Ottawa due to mechanical problems, according to the CP-24 Canadian television broadcaster.

Canadian prime minister is heading to Belgium to sign the trade agreement at the rescheduled EU-Canada summit on Sunday after the initial signing ceremony set for October 27 was derailed by the refusal of the Belgian region of Wallonia to let Belgium finalize the deal.

CETA aims to eliminate the vast majority of the existing tariffs between the European Union and Canada, but the opponents fear that it might negatively affect standards and regulations on environmental protection, health, safety and workers' rights.