Mark Carney has once again signalled that Canada is moving away from its relationship with the USA and instead looking to forge closer ties with Europe.<\/p>\n
Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the historically rock solid relationship between the US and Canada has deteriorated to an historic low<\/a>. <\/p>\n From tariff trade wars<\/a> to claims that Canada should become the 51st state<\/a>, Trump has managed to destroy good will between the North American neighbours. <\/p>\n READ NEXT: Mark Carney takes swipe at Trump\u2019s America with brilliant whiskey jibe<\/a><\/p>\n Carney, who became the prime minister of Canada last year on a wave of anti-Trump sentiment<\/a>, has had little time for the US president\u2019s volatility. <\/p>\n The Canadian leader has made it clear neither he nor his nation will put up with Trump\u2019s America, and has become one of most vocal critics of Trump<\/a> among Western leaders. <\/p>\n Carney has also made concerted efforts to forge closer ties with other major powers, in an attempt to wean Canada off its reliance on America. <\/p>\n Along with striking trade deals with China<\/a>, Carney has also been keen to reinforce an already strong trans-Atlantic relationship with both the European Union and the continent as a whole. <\/p>\n European leaders are more than happy to strengthen an alliance across the pond<\/a> amid growing uncertainty over the US\u2019s commitment to NATO and the security of Europe. <\/p>\n There have even been half-joking suggestions that Canada could join the European Union<\/a>, something that people don\u2019t seem to be opposed to. <\/p>\n This was demonstrated this week by Carney becoming the first non-European leader to attend a meeting of the European Political Community. <\/p>\n Speaking at the meeting\u2019s opening on Monday, Carney delivered a powerful address in which he said Europe will not \u201csubmit to a more transactional, insular and brutal world.\u201d<\/p>\n In a pointed comment towards Trump\u2019s America, Carney then said he believed Europe will be the base from which a new international order will be built. <\/p>\n \u201cIt is my strong personal view that the international order will be rebuilt, but it will be rebuilt out of\u00a0Europe,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n Canadian PM Mark Carney: Because of Trump, the U.S. is no longer seen as the leader of the free world pic.twitter.com\/3PCjDQeZZR<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my strong personal view that the international order will be rebuilt, but it will be rebuilt out of Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n