# What to know about the EU’s ‘associate membership’ offered to Canada

https://mins.news/en/video/63003

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-17 16:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mfz-VOMSMI

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that he welcomed the possibility of Canada becoming the European Union’s first associate member. He argued that closer ties with Europe would help prevent any country from controlling Canada’s markets or undermining its sovereignty.

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