In a speech to the European Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out what he hopes Canadian associate membership in the European Union would mean, including “deep co-operation in the full range of strategic capabilities, including critical minerals, defence industrial capacity, AI and compute, energy security, space and payments.” Young Canadians and Europeans should be able to “work, study and live where they want on either side of the Atlantic,” he added. (The Logic)

Talking point: Carney talked about integrating Canada and the EU more deeply than ever while carefully hopping over historical obstacles in the relationship. “We should move towards seamless digital trade in non-agricultural goods and a wide range of services,” he said, for instance—food products being a consistent point of disagreement. Canada and Europe are seeking closer ties in the face of objections from U.S. President Donald Trump, who threatened to impose “serious tariffs” on Europe if it follows through with the alliance and mused about stopping Europe-U.S. trade entirely over it.

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