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This follows a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, a move US President Donald Trump has criticised.","category":"Politics","area":"European Union","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T08:45:54.252Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-17T08:33:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T08:45:54.252Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":59,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"The full report is attributed to named sources, but the central claim rests on anonymous sourcing.","critic":"The report includes comment from affected parties and names specific figures, dates, and places.","hype":"The headline promises more than the body delivers, with mild emphasis on the political implications."}},"tags":["#CanadaEU","#MarkCarney","#UrsulaVonDerLeyen","#DonaldTrump","#EuropeanUnion","#TradePolicy"],"entities":["Mark Carney","Ursula von der Leyen","Donald Trump","European Parliament","European Union","United States"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament.","European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU's first associate member.","US President Donald Trump called the prospect of Canada joining the EU 'laughable' and a 'terrible trade partner'.","Canada became the first non-European country to join the EU's Safe defence procurement program."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to address the European Parliament. This comes after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed that Canada become the EU's first associate member. The status of associate member does not currently exist within the EU's treaties and would need to be created."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US President Donald Trump has publicly criticised the proposal. He suggested that allowing Canada to become an associate EU member could be a 'hostile act' and called the prospect 'laughable'. Trump also described Canada as a 'terrible trade partner'."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Canada sends approximately 70% of its exports to the United States, making it vulnerable to US tariffs. The country has recently taken steps to deepen its economic, security, and political relationship with Europe. 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