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Canada Eyes Closer EU Alliance as U.S. Trade Tensions Grow
Collins says Canada’s pivot to Europe could make a U.S. trade agreement harder as lawmakers cite tariffs and seek a bipartisan trip north.
- On Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Susan Collins warned that Canada's efforts to deepen ties with the European Union could complicate trade negotiations with the Trump administration, telling CBC News the move hinders rebuilding their bilateral relationship.
- Facing escalating tariffs from the Trump administration, Canada is building a closer relationship with the European Union as Prime Minister Mark Carney pursues a 'unique alliance' with the 27-member bloc while exploring cooperation in trade, investment, defense, energy and critical minerals.
- Because Canada accounts for about 40 per cent of Maine's exports and roughly two-thirds of its imports, Collins has distanced herself from Trump's tariffs, claiming credit last week when the administration exempted cement and road salt from new 50 per cent duties.
- Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, told CBC News 'I think it is wrong to have a trade war with Canada,' while Democratic Sen. Chris Coons organizes a 'bipartisan trip to Canada by American lawmakers to say, we hear you, we get it, we're acting.'
- Even with a potential Democratic majority after the November midterms, Coons cautioned that reversing Trump's direction is 'a tall order,' saying 'We won't be able to reverse his direction immediately, but at least with a new majority in Congress, should we be successful in the November elections, Canadians will begin to recognize their neighbours again.
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Beyond the Headlines – a closer relationship between Canada and the E.U.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. As we continue to reshape Canada’s identity and business dealings on the world stage, Prime Minister Mark Carney is in France, where he is attempting to strengthen ties with the European Union on defence, trade and more. As the trip approached, I saw people online raising alarms about losing our sovereignty and how it could change the nature of Canada itself, about how merging with a larger po…
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