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- Canada and France are deepening defense and industrial cooperation, including AI and aerospace, as Canada seeks to strengthen ties with Europe amid US trade tensions. This strategic shift, driven by US tariffs, could lead to Canada re-evaluating defense purchases away from the US, potentially impacting US defense contractors and highlighting a broader trend of geopolitical realignments affecting global trade and investment flows.
Investing.com - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to deepen defense and industrial cooperation and ease exchanges of classified information, as Canada seeks to strengthen ties with Europe amid volatile US trade policy.
Speaking before talks in Paris on Friday, Carney said the countries signed an agreement to share classified information across defense, space, artificial intelligence and aerospace sectors. Carney arrived early to meet Macron before heading to Ireland for a two-day visit, part of a steady cadence of trips to Europe that underscores his strategy of building alliances among mid-sized powers.
That approach, outlined in his January Davos speech, aims both to counter geopolitical heavyweights and to bolster Canada’s economy, which has been strained by US tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos and lumber. Macron said France serves as a key bridge between Canada and Europe.
Canada is ramping up military spending, joining the EU’s SAFE procurement program and weighing purchases of European fighter jets and submarines, while German utilities have lined up as early buyers of Canadian liquefied natural gas as new export projects advance. Canada is reconsidering the purchase of US-built F-35 jets in favor of Sweden’s Saab AB Gripen.
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