Canada and the EU are laying out their vision for what a closer relationship looks like as the world becomes increasingly “dangerous and divided” and where trade has become “weaponized.”
asserted
trade → lay → what
While the agreement, signed Friday, only refers to the United States once in reference to its sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Mark Carney has made no secret of his plans to foster relationships with other foreign nations in the wake of increasing trade tensions.
asserted
Carney → sign → tensions
It’s about creating opportunity, building prosperity, addressing sustainability, and reinforcing sovereignty,” Carney said.
asserted
Carney → ’ → sovereignty
“It’s not against anything, it’s for.
asserted
it → ’ → anything
And those who choose to be for solutions will be pleased with the result.
asserted
who → choose → result
The prime minister said the agreement, in which Canada and the European Union agree to pursue “an even closer association” between their respective leaders, industries and people, vows to create opportunities for those on both sides of the ocean.
asserted
Canada → say → ocean
It’s about democracy, protecting against foreign interference and social media manipulation while supporting human rights, freedom, and the rule of law.
asserted
It → ’ → law
And above all, it’s about sovereignty, about being able to live our lives as we wish,” Carney said.
asserted
Carney → ’ → lives
The agreement sets out an alliance for trade, research, raw minerals, energy, security and preparedness, including vows to pursue easier digital money transfers between people in Canada and Europe as well as more opportunities for labour mobility and youth education abroad.
asserted
agreement → set → mobility
“This is based on partnership, balance, and mutual respect.
asserted
This → base → partnership
And like any major bridge, each side has something to offer the other,” Carney said.
asserted
Carney → have → other
Both parties say they will collaborate to work toward connecting instant payment systems to facilitate faster, low-cost and more seamless border transactions, making it easier to conduct business across the Atlantic and transfer funds between the two economies.
asserted
it → say → economies
Currently, large sums typically need to be handled by wire transfers which take days to process.
asserted
which → need → days
Canada and the EU will also launch negotiations to encourage deeper participation in Erasmus+, the EU flagship program for education, training youth and support to expand opportunities for students, researchers, educators and young people to gain international experience and promote training and lasting institutional partnerships.
asserted
students → launch → training
What to know
- Maritime communities join movement to make Halloween accessible for all children
- Montreal mayor backs police chief amid misconduct allegations against officers
asserted
mayor → know → officers
New Brunswick’s surplus power sales to U.S. could close Irving Paper, firm warns
uncertain
firm → close → Paper
Canada and the EU have also agreed to launch discussion on cooperating on skills development and enhancing labour and research mobility, with a focus on reducing barriers for young people and facilitating mobility for highly skilled workers.
asserted
Canada → agree → workers
“This alliance is built for people.
asserted
alliance → build → people
The student in Edmonton who wants to study in Stockholm.
asserted
who → want → Stockholm
The cancer researcher in Saskatoon who needs her answer today, not next spring.
asserted
who → need → answer
The Vancouver startup with new customers in Berlin,” Carney said.
asserted
Carney → say → Berlin
“We launch a new alliance for the future that will deliver now and in the future with like-minded nations.
asserted
that → launch → nations
We’re just getting started.
asserted
We → start → ?
Canada has also signalled its intention to join the Ukraine Support Loan, affirming a commitment to support for Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty through political, financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic aid.
asserted
Canada → signal → aid
“We see the world through the same eyes.
asserted
We → see → eyes
What matters nowadays is not where a country is on the map, but what it is ready to build with us and what it stands for in the world of fierce geopolitical headwinds.
asserted
it → matter → headwinds
These headwinds won’t stop blowing.
asserted
headwinds → stop → ?
This change is permanent and now it is time to act with confidence and with vision to build a new future,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said Friday.
asserted
Leyen → act → Commission
She said Canada’s priorities and visions align with the EU enough that “we can build a partnership that comes closer to membership than anything we’ve done before.”
asserted
we → say → anything
“In a world of growing rivalries, sovereignty is no longer the freedom to act alone, but it is the capacity to act together.”
asserted
it → grow → rivalries
The two leaders have also laid out plans for participation on artificial intelligence, outer space, climate change, as well as European investment in critical raw minerals.
asserted
leaders → lay → minerals
However, the agreement made no mention of whether Canada will align with European regulations on AI, which require the labelling content generated or assisted using AI.
asserted
which → make → AI
The Aporia
