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CBC's summit report moves beyond the membership-label debate to the Canadian prime minister's stated ambition for closer European ties.
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CBC News: The National | Carney confirms Canada's EU ambitions
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- 1:10CBC reports on Canada's pursuit of EU associate membership at the Montreal summit.
- 2:01Carney says Canada wants the deepest possible partnership without full accession.
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Mark Carney has put a limit, and an ambition, on Canada's European Union plans: the closest possible relationship without joining the bloc outright.
"We are working towards the deepest possible partnership short of accession," the prime minister says at the Canada-EU summit in Montreal, featured in CBC News: The National's October 30 broadcast.
CBC reports that Canada is working toward associate membership. Carney's wording draws an important distinction: pursuing a deeper partnership is not the same as announcing that Canada will become a full EU member. The report describes negotiations, not a completed agreement.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offers a warm response: "Canada is the most European country outside Europe."
The full broadcast added about 75,000 views since yesterday. Alongside the summit, it examines the approaching U.S. midterms and Canadian frustration over the cost of streaming NHL games.
But its opening diplomatic exchange advances the question explored in CBC's earlier At Issue discussion: beyond what to call the relationship, how close does Canada want it to be? Carney's answer is to go as far as possible while stopping short of accession.
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The report shows Carney and European leaders at the Canada-EU summit in Montreal.