Canada's Carney welcomes EU's bid for closer ties 'so no one can control' their markets

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Thursday. Pascal Bastien/AP hide caption toggle caption Pascal Bastien/AP PARIS — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney used a speech to the European Parliament on Thursday to make a pointed case for closer ties between Canada and Europe, just hours after President Trump warned Europe against moving ahead with a proposed new partnership with Ottawa. "Canada and Europe are each strong. Europe and Canada are stronger together," Carney told the European Union's lawmakers in Strasbourg, France. Speaking in English, French and some German, Carney highlighted shared values including democracy, individual freedom and the rule of law. He also quoted German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The moment comes as Canada and the 27-member EU look to strengthen their partnership amid increasingly difficult relations with Washington under President Trump. Both Canada and the EU have felt bullied by the Trump administration with tariffs on trade, warnings the U.S. could abandon NATO and threats to take over Greenland. In the process, America's two historical allies hav...