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🇨🇦PM Carney's speech to the 🇪🇺Parliament starting now, with an intro by speaker Metsola pointing out that both 🇨🇦&🇪🇺 are unions. "Our friendship is built on the same udnerstandig that united Canadians in 1867 and Europeans in 1951 – that we are always stronger when we work together" Two confederations

As Carney takes to the podium a (far right, judging by the side of the chamber) Member of the 🇪🇺Parliament chants "USA, USA". The room reacts with groans. Carney laughs. He begins his speech in French.

🇨🇦PM Carney: "Canada and Europe are not bound by Geography, even though our Danish friends know we share a 3,000 km border in the Arctic." "We are bound by an elective affinity - chosen, renewed and stronger for being so."

🇨🇦PM Carney: "This is about sovereignty - our ability to live as we wish. It’s about the freedoms we must fight for every day. Because sovereignty requires resilience. The ability to withstand shocks."

🇨🇦PM Carney: "Sovereignty today goes beyond being able to feed, fuel & defend ourselves. It now requires secure access to AI, semiconductors, critical minerals, payment systems, clean energy tech, vaccines, space-based communications. And we all have important gaps in these strategic capabilities."