# Carney: This isn’t a new power bloc ‘with better manners’

https://mins.news/en/video/62904

- CNN, 2026-09-17 15:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCqEdqxdDRE

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took an indirect jab at US President Donald Trump, saying closer Canada-EU ties were not intended to create a new geopolitical bloc “with better manners.” His remarks followed an EU proposal for Canada to become its first “associate member,” a nonexistent designation that nevertheless triggered another tariff threat from Trump.

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