Carney looks to shore up support as his relationship with President Trump runs into trouble. The Canadian PM is set to speak at European Parliament in Strasbourg on Sept 17.

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office was not immediately available to comment on the report.

In the midst of a trade war with the US, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in Strasbourg on 16 September, with a…