Leaders of Canada and the European Union said they have signed a defence security pact as Prime Minister Mark Carney was visiting Brussels. The deal will in part allow Canada to begin talks to join Europe’s rearmament plan.
“With this new security and defence partnership, which provides for this increased cooperation across the full spectrum of security, it will help us deliver on our new requirements for capabilities more rapidly and more effectively,” Carney said during a press conference on June 23. He was speaking alongside European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after holding talks during the day.
