Carney, top EU official push Canada associate membership and wider alliance against Trump threats
MONTREAL — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the European Union’s top official pushed Thursday to make Canada the bloc’s first “associate member” and build a broader alliance open to other countries as they warned of threats to sovereignty from economic coercion during U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Speaking in Montreal on Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Union’s chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Thursday to elevate Canada to the bloc’s inaugural “associate member” and establish a broader coalition open to additional nations. Addressing concerns about sovereignty threats from economic coercion during President Donald Trump’s trade conflict, von der Leyen proposed Canada and the EU as the cornerstone of the forthcoming “Alliance for the Future,” while inviting other compatible nations to participate.
Recalling Carney’s warning at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, von der Leyen highlighted how economic ties, once seen as stable foundations, are now being weaponized. “When trade becomes a means of economic pressure, it is families that bear the brunt, from supermarket shelves to the price of a new automobile,” she stated.
“We are witnessing, in real time, our sovereignty being under attack.” Carney added that the alliance would empower Canada to endure economic disruptions and deter foreign governments and technology entities from undermining its autonomy.
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