Baron indeed 'intimated' that the proposal would/should be rejected...using his own words and not

those in the article he linked...here's a copy of Baron's comments...

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The EU leader van der Leyen acted beyond her power when she promised this associate status to her friend Carney.She actually thought that she could add a member which could ultimately have voting representation to the EU without even consulting the other member's leadership. Member nations, including Germany were said to be "shocked" when she sent Canada the offer. Her position has to be considered weakened from this ordeal.
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Read the article...it specifically states...and I quote..."Ursula von der Leyen, surprised nearly everyone by announcing in last month's state of the union address that the EU would consider "associate membership" for Canada"...i.e. she did not "Offer" such membership...and indeed, according the the article, EU members, like Germany, will discuss the proposal.

In short, Baron 'spun' the article to intimate that the EU would reject 'associate membership' for Canada...he sure wasn't implying support for it ;-).