The Ambiguity of Alliance: Canada's Associate Membership Proposal In Strasbourg last week, Mark Carney received a warm welcome for his role in brokering an unprecedented proposal: Canada's associate membership in the EU.
Former Bank of England governor and current UN Special Envoy on Climate Action, Carney was beaming with pride as he accepted congratulations from European parliamentarians.
At its core, the European Commission's invitation to Canada is a bid to strengthen ties between two like minded nations committed to cooperation on pressing global issues.