If Carney wants strategic autonomy, why is Canada still building around Europe?

Navigating an increasingly multipolar world requires Canada to create institutional ties that extend beyond the usual Euro-Atlantic sphere.
With the European Union squarely in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s sights, nothing comparable is being proposed for Africa, Latin America, or most of Asia beyond bilateral trade and security partnerships, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion
BY BHAGWANT SANDHU
October 6, 2026

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Mark Carney says the old international order is over. Canada can no longer depend on a single power, he argues, and must pursue strategic autonomy through a wider web of relationships.

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