Canada turns into European allies amid Trump’s threats

On his first trip abroad as Prime Minister in Canada, Mark Carney toured France in France and Britain on Monday to display deep European bonds in Canada, where President Trump threatens his country’s economy and sovereignty.

Just three days after his appointment, Mr. Carney had lunch with President Emmanuel Macron from France in Paris, before he went to London, where he had an audience with King Charles III, the sovereignty of Canada, and Prime Minister Kiir also met from Britain.

“I want to make sure that France and the entire Europe are working enthusiastically with Canada, the most European countries in non -European countries, which decide like you to maintain the most positive relations with the United States,” Mr. Carney told the press alongside Mr. Macron at the Ellisie Palace in Paris.

Mr. Trump has imposed a tariff on Canadian goods and threatens more fees, which led to the launch of pain on the Canadian economy, which is deeply integrated with the United States, especially through the free trade agreement, along with Mexico. Canada took revenge on its own definitions of American goods.

But Mr. Trump has repeatedly announced that Canada should become an American state, and suggested that he wants to cancel the treaty that draws the borders between the two countries.

He angered the threatened position of Mr. Trump, the Canadians, and gave Mr. Carney a batch that he landed at the head of his party and his country.

His journey in Europe did not result in any new specific obligations, but it was an opportunity for Mr. Carney to motivate two goals: communicating with the main allies in Europe, which indicates that Canada has more friends than the United States, and offered his attractiveness on the global stage while preparing for the elections.

Mr. Carne, the leader of the Canadian Liberal Party, was elected on March 9 and the oath as prime minister on Friday.

He is expected to invite the elections early this week. He is not an elected member of the Canadian Parliament, and his party runs the minority government, which puts him in pressure on a state of rule.

At home in the world

A professional banker who served in two prominent positions-the ruler of the Bank of Canada, then the Bank of England-managed Mr. Carney Canada, amid existential threats from the nearest ally, a neighbor and a commercial partner, while he was also launching a political campaign, something he never did.

On this background, his European journey played his strengths at a time when many Canadians are eager to see their allies escalating for them.

Mr. Macron received Mr. Carne, as an old friend, enhancing his image as a person at home on the world stage, familiar with his leaders and problems, at a time of geopolitical and economic turmoil due to Mr. Trump’s review of America’s alliances and policies.

Mr. Macron said: “Given that we knew each other for many years, I know that we are receiving a man who loves his country, committed to his country.”

France and Britain are an institution in Canada, after it led the Europeans for centuries ago.

Mr. Carney’s personal links with Britain work deeply. His wife is British and studied at Oxford University. In 2013, he became the first foreigner ever chosen as the governor of England and gained British citizenship in 2018. He moved to abandoning his British nationality and the Irish citizenship he holds through his origin, because of his position as prime minister.

His political opponents sought to draw him as a globalization with a little real attachment to serving his homeland.

Reality

Despite the symbolism of Mr. Carne’s welcoming on his rapid European tour, the truth is that Canada’s relationship with the United States is inevitable and indispensable.

The United States is a better commercial partner in Canada. About 80 percent of Canadian exports go to the United States and the volume of trade between the two countries is nearly a trillion dollars.

In contrast, the value of the trade between Canada and Britain reached about 61 billion Canadian dollars ($ 43 billion). Canada’s trade with the European Union was more important, as it grows to more than $ 100 billion in the past year, making the second largest commercial partner in the European Union.

On Monday evening, Mr. Carney said that the style of tariffs and counter -hitting was not sustainable, and expressed his interest in the presence of serious negotiations with the United States.

“What we are looking for regarding the United States is a more comprehensive discussion on negotiating our comprehensive commercial and security relationship,” said Mr. Carney to news media in London, adding that there are limits on the revenge definitions that Canada can impose on the United States.

Click on Mr. Trump’s speech on the inclusion of Canada, Mr. Carney said he “cannot be conceived” that the United States will take such a step in Canada. He added: “Let me remember what is clear, which is that we are both members of NATO.”