Politics

In an address to the European Parliament, Mark Carney welcomed the 'ambition' to become the EU’s first associate member and said it will be put up for a final vote in Parliament.

Here are some of the reactions from Canada and abroad to the push for closer ties between the EU and Canada.

The European Union is a complex assembly of countries that is taking on an increasingly important role for the world and for Canadian interests.

Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog says a surge in inflation a few years back drove a substantial jump in the cost of delivering the Canada Child Benefit after the pandemic.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says a proposed enhanced partnership with the European Union will be put up for debate and a final vote in Parliament.

Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the European Parliament on Thursday, after the union’s chief extended an offer for Canada to join as an associate member.

International Trade Maninder Sidhu is heading to India and the Philippines to advance negotiations on trade agreements.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met for the first time face-to-face with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday, bonding over common values, a love of sports and a shared loss of their fathers to Alzheimer’s disease.

The latest escalation in the Canada-U.S. trade war comes as Mark Carney meets with foreign leaders in Europe while Pierre Poilievre criticized the prime minister.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met his new British counterpart, Andy Burnham, for the first time Wednesday at the home of the soccer club they both support — before watching Everton play together.

Canada’s inaugural investment summit has created a buzz that the country is open for business, but experts say the real test will be whether that momentum can translate into major projects that overcome labour shortages, community concerns, environmental hurdles and lengthy approvals.

With Prime Minister Mark Carney sitting front row, the president of the European Commission declared to her Parliament, that she wants to bring the relationship with Canada “to the highest level possible.”

As he gathers his caucus in B.C. this week, Pierre Poilievre faces a tall order: unite factions and find a way to punch through in Parliament this fall, according to a number of sources who spoke to CTV News.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper gave the closing speech at the Investment Summit in Toronto, calling for Canada to assert itself as a global energy superpower.

An NDP byelection victory in a longtime Conservative stronghold in Calgary is raising questions about the United Conservative Party’s support in Alberta’s largest city, as the province heads toward a referendum on separation next month and a general election next year.