Prime Minister Mark Carney made history last week as the first non-European leader invited to the European Political Community summit. His remarks were a familiar rehash of the bromides he delivered at Davos earlier this year: a world in “rupture,” the need to rebuild the international order “out of Europe,” and solemn warnings against a “transactional, insular, and brutal world.” He pushed for deeper integration in critical minerals, supply chains, and defence, as well as a new strategic partnership. Yet behind the lofty rhetoric lies a troubling reality. Carney claims to be guided by “pragmatism,” but his enthusiastic pursuit of deeper European Union (EU) alignment risks selling out Canadian sovereignty for a mountain of red tape and romantic symbolism.
NEMETH: Carney’s European embrace — sovereignty for sale, red tape for all
