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Canada and Europe are collaborating on defence. What that might look like.

Canada is negotiating with the European Union on a possible security and defence partnership amid doubts about NATO's future caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's statements.
These talks build on background tensions from Trump questioning U.S. Commitment to NATO allies and Europe's fragmented defence market with non-interoperable equipment and capacity gaps.
The EU launched the ReArm Europe plan in March to bolster defence spending with up to C$1.25 trillion earmarked over five years, including a $235 billion loan program called SAFE to fund joint arms purchases.
Prime Minister Mark Carney ran on a promise to enhance Canada's role in the ReArm Europe initiative aimed at strengthening security across the Atlantic, while Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly indicated she expects an agreement on defence cooperation with Europe to be finalized soon.
This partnership could strengthen NATO amid mounting pressure from Russia's war in Ukraine and U.S. Unpredictability, but splits exist within the EU over loan use and calls for European strategic autonomy persist.

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