Europe is flailing, so why would Canada hitch its wagon to the EU?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized closer ties between Canada and the European Union, reflecting his personal affinity for Europe and a desire to diversify Canada's international relationships beyond the United States. While Carney highlights shared values and history, the article questions the wisdom of aligning with an EU currently facing economic stagnation, bureaucratic inefficiency, and political gridlock. The piece notes that even prominent European figures like former French finance minister Bruno Le Maire criticize the EU's structure and call for radical reform.
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Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney during the Canada-EU Summit in Brussels in June.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCanada has likely never had a Prime Minister as smitten with Europe as Mark Carney.Since taking office, Mr. Carney has travelled to more than 10 European countries and been to France and Italy twice. On his first trip to Paris, barely three days after his swearing in, he even referred to Canada as “the most European of the non-European countries.” Canada has since signed several serious-sounding, but non-binding, pacts with the European Union drawing us, at least rhetorically, closer to Europe.The Prime Minister is again headed across the Atlantic on Saturday to attend the…
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