Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (R) delivers a speech as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) looks on in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 17, 2026. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on September 17, 2026, welcomed a proposal for his country to become the European Union's first "associate member", shrugging off threats from US President Donald Trump. (Credit: Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP via Getty Images)
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