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As Tensions with US Rise, Mark Carney Looks to Europe

Sep 14, 2026 · 18m

Summary

Prime Minister Mark Carney is actively pivoting Canada’s foreign policy toward Europe, seeking to catalyze $1 trillion in investment and forge a closer security alliance with the EU. This strategic shift aims to reduce Canada’s historic dependence on the United States, which has recently adopted a hostile trade stance and threatened to dismantle the USMCA. While Carney’s Europhile approach offers a path to diversify supply chains and secure new allies, it risks further antagonizing Washington.

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