Carney says he will sign no new deals with EU until Canada's Parliament can vote on them

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The day after the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Canada become an “associate member” of the European Union (EU), Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney did not shy away from the invitation. In a speech Thursday morning to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Carney made his pitch for closer ties with Europe. But as Global’s Ottawa Bureau Chief David Akin reports, Carney said he will sign no new deals with the EU until members of Canadian Parliament get a chance to vote on them. Next stop? The EU-Canada summit in late October, where conversations on this budding partnership will continue. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/12061131/eu-canada-associate-member/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #GlobalNews #Canada #EU

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