# UK should team up with Canada in new Europe alliance, minister tells BBC

https://mins.news/en/item/66948

- BBC News, 2026-09-21 04:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmed7p06epxjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the UK should join a proposed economic alliance between Canada and Europe. His comments follow European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s suggestion of opening the door to associate EU membership for Canada. Champagne also defended Canada’s tariffs in its trade war with the US.

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