Canada is deepening alliances globally, including with the European Union, Anita Anand told Euronews, as part of a foreign policy focused on middle-power cooperation and reducing the country’s economic and security reliance on the US.
"Over the last year, we've signed over 20 security, defence and economic agreements around the world, and we're just getting started," Anand said on Euronews’ interview programme 12 Minutes With during a visit to Brussels.
She said these relationships are being built for the long term and are not simply a response to US President Donald Trump.
“They [Canada’s relations with the EU] will stand the test of time,” Anand said.
“The reason is that it’s not just a policy response. The policy response is based on like-mindedness, on shared values, and on the belief that territorial integrity, state sovereignty, and multilateral trade are important values that we will continue to collectively work for in the short and long term.”
