# Carney backs EU-Canada associate membership amid Trump tariff threats

https://mins.news/en/video/63430

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-17 23:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMDgz84Iq8Q

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged “strategic autonomy” between Canada and the European Union and endorsed Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal for Canada to become an associate member of the bloc. US President Donald Trump has criticised the idea while threatening further tariffs.

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