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- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address in Strasbourg Thursday.
- She reversed a plan to skip after spokesperson Paula Pinho cited Brussels commitments.
- Carney will pitch a closer EU partnership as Ottawa faces a trade war with Washington.
- MEPs Kathleen van Brempt and Barry Andrews called von der Leyen’s initial non-attendance surprising and bad manners.