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As Trump tariffs and '51st state' taunts strain the relationship, Canada's PM Mark Carney is pushing the EU to create a new 'associate member' status just for Canada. Smart hedge against an unreliable neighbor, or an unrealistic pivot away from the U.S.?

Carney is lobbying European leaders this week for a trade, energy, AI and defense partnership that would go beyond the existing Canada-EU trade deal — a status that doesn't currently exist in EU law.