Carney pivots Canada toward Europe as US ties fray

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is urgently reducing Canada's economic dependence on the United States after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs and threatened sovereignty, pivoting toward Europe as a new strategic partner. Carney last week embraced the prospect of Canada becoming the European Union's first associate member, met with French President Emmanuel Macron, and addressed the European Parliament. He aims to double non-U.S. trade within a decade, with roughly 70% of Canadian exports currently going to America. The 1989 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA deepened cross-border integration over nearly four decades. Carney suspended trade talks with Washington in August, and a Canada-EU summit is scheduled for Oct. 29-30 in Montreal.