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Politics● LowSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 1:25 PM

France's Macron hosts Canadian PM Carney amid US tensions

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Western Europe

President Emmanuel Macron embarks on a rare and symbolic visit to a remote French territory in the North Atlantic on Saturday, hosting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a time of growing tensions with Washington. This comes after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU’s first associate member. Analysis by Guillaume Lavoie, associate member of the Raoul-Dandurand chair in strategic and diplomatic studies.

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