That was the same day new Prime Minister Mark Carney visited France and the UK for talks with allies in his first foreign trip since being sworn in as Canada’s new leader on March 14.
Canada has floated doing major defence deals with Europe and improving the continent’s access to its critical minerals in response to US President Donald Trump’s threats and his pullback from US defence commitments.
Canada is seeking closer defence industry cooperation with Italy and the European Union as “a matter of urgency,” Elissa Golberg, its ambassador in Rome, wrote to Italy’s finance, foreign affairs, defence and enterprise ministers on Monday.
