Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has welcomed the EU’s proposal for Canada to become the bloc’s first ‘associate member’, despite threats from Donald Trump over the plan. The US president said Washington could impose ‘very serious tariffs’ or halt trade if the EU went ahead with the plan. But in a defiant speech to the European parliament, Carney called for ‘deep cooperation’ and said polling showed the overwhelming majority of Canadians supported closer ties with Europe. Lucy Hough speaks to Europe correspondent Jon Henley – watch on YouTube
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/sep/17/taking-on-trump-canada-and-eu-forge-closer-ties-the-latest
Author : Presented by Lucy Hough with Jon Henley; producer Angus Neale; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin; executive producer Zoe Hitch
Publish date : 2026-09-17 18:22:00
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