Posted on 05/03/2026 9:14:25 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Canada is to become the first non-European country to attend a meeting of the European Political Community when the prime minister, Mark Carney, joins Monday’s summit of the 48-plus nation grouping in Yerevan, Armenia.
Carney has said he is determined to build a new network of trade and diplomatic alliances after the loss of US markets under Donald Trump. His presence will also represent a show of western support for Armenia in its efforts to distance itself from Russia at a time when Washington’s approach to Moscow’s opponents, such as Ukraine, is at best ambiguous. Canadian diplomats have rejected suggestions Ottawa might seek EU membership.
Trump’s plan to pull more than 5,000 troops out of Germany over the next year and the economic impact on western economies of a prolonged US-Iran conflict will be among the main subjects of discussion in Yerevan. Armenia shares a border with Iran, but unlike neighbouring Azerbaijan has not alleged Iranian missiles have landed in its territory.
Yerevan was chosen to host the EPC – an institution championed the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and which also includes the UK – to give Armenia a chance to showcase its strengthening links with Europe, and so continue its slow decoupling from Russia, its former backer.
Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has pursued a policy of diversification that in practice is slowly drawing his country into the European ambit. His Civil Contract party is facing parliamentary elections in June, and is seeking a big win so he can continue efforts to make a peace with Azerbaijan. Pashinyan faces three opposition parties more sympathetic to Russia.
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Make Canada a British colony again.
Carney the cuck’s mission to destroy Canada continues.
Carney has said he is determined to build a new network of trade and diplomatic alliances after the loss of US markets under Donald Trump.
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Yeah... continue to burn the bridges with a trading partner that has represents 75%+ of Canada’s international trade over the past 10 years.
This is not going to end well for Canada....
No one is going to buy their products? China? Nope. The EU? No way.
Make Canada Suck Again.
Carney is a dedicated WEF idiot.And also a dedicated liberal nationalist socialist fascist.
Gun grabbing Carney is turning Canada into Zimbabwe North.
Canadians are already suffering horribly under Carney’s tender mercies.
Carney and his protectionist , elitist running dogs cannot be gone soon enough.
Carney’s desperate forays into China and Europe have spawned secessionist movements in Alberta , Saskatchewan and Manitoba, all who want to become US protectorates.Under Canada’s constitution each province can vote to leave Canadas Confederation, BUT fascist Carney has treated to intervene militarily, which would force these provinces to petition the USA for military protection.
Oh yeah, Carney’s fascist world is about to get very, very interesting.Trump cannot have an insecure Northern border run by a bunch of woke socialist fascist ass hats. This is going to end soon.
This podcast will keep you informed of all of Carney’s idiotic misdeeds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTsfvNc7_Ek
“after the loss of US markets under Donald Trump”
as usual, the Guardian is lying through its teeth:
Canada hasn’t “lost” any USA markets: Carney is just unhappy with bilateral negotiates with the USA regarding revisions to the USMCA under the trade agreement’s six-year review window that allows for such revisions, while Mexico is charging ahead with its own bilateral negotiations in a positive fashion. ... Carney is in the process of cutting off his nose to spite his face; unfortunately, he’s in the process of cutting off ALL the noses of all Canadians ...
Good luck with that.
Canada does not have any cutting edge products to offer the EU. All things being relative, it does products that might be considered cutting edge to the Congo such as toilet paper. So, he might want to start his trade mission there.
There is a Dead Line here. In an admittedly wild scenario, say that Canada joined the EU.
That would be an act of war.
Carney is a member of the European ruling class, even though he does not live there.
Canada’s just going back to their roots.
Carney is 100% worst than Trudeau
The EU is looking for a new country to control. They also are working on getting England back.
Non-European countries can’t join the EU , it’s one of their things but will they change it for Carney and very big Bribe ? LOL
They are meeting in Armenia? If a country east af “Türkiye” can be part of Europe, then I guess so can Canada.
I wonder what the ordinary Canadian, especially the western provinces, think of Carney’s desire to join Canada with the EU.
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