AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEU-Canada Pivot: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floated Canada becoming the bloc’s first “associate member,” a status that doesn’t currently exist, as Mark Carney attended her State of the Union in Strasbourg and pushed for deeper cooperation beyond trade. Defence Diversification: Canada has formally applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, aiming to reduce reliance on the U.S., and Carney is also in talks with Britain about merging defence financing initiatives. Trade & Investment: Carney’s Canada Investment Summit in Toronto is courting major global investors as tariffs and uncertainty weigh on confidence; Canada also moved to implement the Indonesia-Canada CEPA by late 2026. Security & Crime: RCMP says it’s monitoring an FBI probe into an alleged dark-web sale of millions of drivers’ licences, and a North Dakota man was charged after fleeing CBSA at the Manitoba border. Labour: Unifor says Amazon is raising wages across Canada amid pressure around its first union contract.
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