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Brian Lilley talks with Anand Menon and Carlo Dade about Canada seeking associate membership in the EU

Published Sep 21, 2026

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Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 17. Photo by Christophe VERHAEGEN/AFP via Getty Images

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There’s no such thing as “associate membership” in the European Union and nobody knows what it means, but Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposal for it has proven to be a dazzling distraction as he flounders in a trade war with the United States. Brian Lilley talks this week with Anand Menon, an EU studies specialist based in England, and Carlo Dade, international policy director at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. Menon details the formidable challenges and hazards of Canada trying to displace North American trade with Europe, and why it probably won’t happen, although he says there is room for improved co-operation. And while Carney’s idea is dubious and of questionable benefit, Dade explains why he thinks we might not have much choice but to try it. (Recorded Sept. 17, 2026.)

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