Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. The address comes one day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed opening the door for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member.
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Worth watching. I don’t think Carney is perfect and I don’t agree with all of his strategies, but what a stark difference from what’s south of us.
The video is available from CPAC directly at:
Speech transcript at:
Some highlights from the speech:
We are not fair-weather allies. We do not pursue zero-sum deals. Our commitment to the rule of law, and our unyielding defence of human dignity, individual freedom, and democracy share the same deep roots, the same unwavering dedication.
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Canada and Europe should secure our strategic autonomy through deep cooperation in the full range of strategic capabilities, including critical minerals, defence industrial capacity, AI and compute, energy security, space, and payments.
We should move toward seamless, digital trade in non-agricultural goods and a wide range of services.
We should deepen our people-to-people ties, allowing our youth to live, work and study where they want on either side of the Atlantic.
Ahh hell yeah, tysm.
His pronunciation was horrible but I liked the Goethe quote about freedom.
Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das Leben, der täglich sie erobern muß.
It’s an excellent quote and it shows he wants to get closer ties between Canada and European nations, but I wonder how close he was to start signing the European hymn.
