The relationship between Canada and the U.S.
Has been on the rocks for a while.
And now it seems like Canada is ready to move on.
Canada wants to be a part of the European Union.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is interested in making Canada the first associate member of the EU.
Last week, the Wall Street Journal broke the story that Canada
is in talks to become an associate member of the European Union.
What's been happening since, according to the Wall Street Journal, is a flurry of diplomacy with Europe.
What is an associate member of the European Union?
Nobody knows.
That is such a great question.
What is an associate member?
That's our colleague Drew Hinshaw.
I think it's a bit deeper than finding someone else to buy Canadian products.
I think it's about finding a set of countries that Canada shares values
or feels it shares values with, with whom it can create institutions
and tech capabilities that are sort of out of the reach of America's wrecking ball.
So it's obviously not every day that a country that is not in Europe
brings up the European Union and says, hey, can we join you?
How big of a deal is this moment?