Trump suggests Canada joining the E.U. could be a ‘hostile act’

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Trump suggests Canada joining the E.U. could be a ‘hostile act’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address E.U. lawmakers on Thursday after an E.U. leader said Canada could become the bloc’s first “associate member.”

September 17, 2026 at 5:43 a.m. EDT

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*Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney during the annual keynote address of the European Commission's president, Ursula von der Leyen, at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Wednesday. (Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty Images)*

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Ellen Francis

BRUSSELS — President Donald Trump suggested he could consider it a “hostile act” for the European Union to make Canada an “associate member,” threatening to impose more tariffs or cut back trading with the bloc.

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