Mark Carney is making an eloquent case for an alliance sidelining the US | Ted Widmer
The EU has offered to make Canada an “associate member”, and while it is unclear what that means (the EU has no such category), it’s a depressing sign that the US’s historic allies are seeking new solutions for a world in which they can no longer trust the United States – for 80 years, the bulwark of the alliance.
That this was a blow to American prestige was immediately evident from Trump’s angry reaction on social media: he called the idea “laughable” and threatened, as always, to impose more tariffs. That will only accelerate the growing trend to pay no attention to him.
In contrast, Carney expressed himself with seriousness and purpose...
u/GeneralPur — 22 days ago