# Carney hosts EU leaders as Trump pushes Canada toward Europe, but membership label faces resistance

https://mins.news/en/item/120661

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-29 11:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4svKlug

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts EU leaders as President Donald Trump pushes Canada toward Europe. Early in Trump's trade war, Carney called Canada “the most European of non-European countries,” while the membership label faces resistance.

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