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Carney Calls Unity, Canada Joins EU SAFE, $650M Aid Launched

6/14/2026

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Carney Warns

Prime Minister Mark Carney warned in Dublin that rules-based global order is collapsing and called on middle-power nations to unite.
Canada became the first non-European nation to join the EU’s SAFE defence-procurement instrument, accessing €150 billion loan-financed contracts.
Groceries and Essentials Benefit launched with $500 million set aside to shield consumers from tariff spikes.
$150 million food-security fund created to compensate small agri-food businesses hurt by the tariff war.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approval fell to 55 percent, marking a third consecutive decline.
Canada joined the EU’s SAFE defence-procurement instrument, gaining preferential access to contracts funded by the €150 billion loan programme.
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History

Historical Context

Canada began negotiating a broad EU trade pact in 2009, culminating in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement concluded in 2014 and provisionally applied on 21 September 2017, which removed 98 % of tariffs. Seen as the biggest bilateral deal since NAFTA, CETA deepened Canada-EU market ties and set the stage for today’s defence-procurement integration.

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Carney Warns

Prime Minister Mark Carney warned in Dublin that rules-based global order is collapsing and called on middle-power nations to unite.
Canada became the first non-European nation to join the EU’s SAFE defence-procurement instrument, accessing €150 billion loan-financed contracts.
Groceries and Essentials Benefit launched with $500 million set aside to shield consumers from tariff spikes.
$150 million food-security fund created to compensate small agri-food businesses hurt by the tariff war.

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