Fact check: Could Canada join the EU?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is 'not looking to be a member of the European Union.' But if we did want to join the EU, is that even possible? Here are the facts.
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Carney says Canada will pursue ‘unique economic alliance’ with EU amid US trade spat
Prime minister speaks of strengthening Canada’s economic and political ties to Europe at Canada Investment Summit Mark Carney said Canada will pursue a “unique security and economic alliance” with Europe as he positions his country as a base to build in the “new global economic order”. Speaking to investors, company executives and government ministers at the inaugural Canada Investment Summit on Tuesday, the prime minister pitched Canada as a “safe harbour” and lucrative home for foreign capital as his government looks to reduce its reliance on trade with the United States. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Leyland Cecco in Toronto and Jennifer Rankin in Strasbourg15 Sept
Canada's Carney seeks closer Europe ties to counter hostile US
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Europe in the middle of a trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking a deeper relationship with the European Union that could give Canadians greater freedom to work and study there. FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly reports from Ottawa.
Ursula von der Leyen’s diplomatic faux pas with Mark Carney
The last thing the European Commission president needed was a diplomatic headache. She got one all the same.
Carney visits Europe: Can Canada seek refuge with the EU amid US trade war?
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking a 'unique alliance' with Europe as transatlantic relations sour.
Al Jazeera15 Sept
Carney pursues ‘unique alliance’ with EU as Canada pivots away from US
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is on a mission to turn his “middle powers” strategy into a reality during a trip to Europe.
Australia ‘on the same page’ as Canada on deepening EU ties, says key minister
Australia's trade minister said his country will "take great interest" in what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pursues with Brussels.
Australia says it could follow Canada in forging deeper ties with EU
Trade minister says Canberra is on the same page as Ottawa and ‘will take great interest in what Mark Carney does’
Mark Carney pitches Canada to global investors as ‘much more than being next to the United States’ and a reliable partner that ‘respects rule of law’
“They are coming because of Canada,” he said. “If they wanted to go to the United States, they would go to the United States.”
What we know about Carney's push for a 'unique alliance' with the EU
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to begin discussions on a "unique alliance" with the 27-nation European Union that will be based on shared values but be short of a full membership. Conservative MPs have replied that Canadians should be concerned about becoming the "28th EU state." Here's what we know so far.
Canada’s Carney’s ‘unique alliance’ with the EU? It’s already being built
A pro-EU technocrat, Mark Carney is the sort of politician Brussels loves to do business with.
European Parliament to open Ottawa office as Carney seeks 'unique alliance' with EU
The European Parliament, a key institution of the European Union, is set to open an "antenna" office in Canada's national capital as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to deepen ties with the 27-member bloc.
Canada faces economic challenges after Mark Carney suspends trade talks with Trump
Canada's economic pivot aims to reduce US dependency, but short-term business strain and investment delays could hinder recovery efforts.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team14 Sept
Carney pitches Canada to global investors as Trump tries to pull investment south
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting some of the world’s biggest investors as he tries to reduce Canada’s economic dependence on the United States during an escalating trade war with President Donald Trump
ABC News14 Sept
Canada seeks 'unique alliance' with EU, Carney says
Mark Carney clarified Canada's EU ambitions amid a WSJ report that Ottawa was exploring an "associate membership" with the bloc.
Deutsche Welle14 Sept
THIS WEEK: Canada’s Carney attends von der Leyen’s State of the Union, as new talks on Russian frozen assets for Ukraine return to EU agenda
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will outline her vision for the EU in her annual State of the European Union speech, as Canada’s Mark Carney edges closer to Brussels and away from Washington. Curbs on teenagers’ use of social media and measures to counter hybrid threats are also on this week’s agenda.
Midnight Madness! A Caped Canadian Prime Minister Stars In ‘Ladies And Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney’ – Toronto Film Festival
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, attended the opening of the Toronto Film Festival last year, helping introduce the documentary John Candy: I Like Me. This year, a former Canadian PM, Brian Mulroney, is appearing at TIFF, in a manner of speaking. The Conservative Party politician, who served from 1984-1993, stars in Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian […]
Deadline•Matthew Carey13 Sept
Macron, Carney to visit North Atlantic French islands after Trump's map post
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will reaffirm the “sovereignty of nations” on a visit on September 20 to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory in the North Atlantic, the Élysée Palace announced on Sunday. The symbolic trip comes as the territorial ambitions of US President Donald Trump sparked a new controversy on Monday after he posted a map on social media showing the entire North American continent covered by the US flag.
Canada seeks $1tn from investors looking for a haven from Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts a summit to put money behind his plan to decouple from an increasingly hostile US
Carney: Latest Trump trade moves ‘relatively modest’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that President Trump’s latest round of tariffs is “relatively modest” compared with the United States’s past moves. When talking with reporters at a Cabinet retreat in Banff, Alberta, Carney was asked if Canada was going to retaliate to added U.S. tariffs. Carney said that his government was analyzing…
The Hill•Mira Bhakta11 Sept