Home / BusinessBusinessStuffBusinessStuff·Sep 16, 2026·1 min readWatch as EU chief says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate memberTrump’s tariffs and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st state have pushed Canada to seek closer economic and security ties with Europe.View original source — Stuff ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesBusinessCBCBusinessSep 16, 2026 · 1 minEU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate memberCBCPoliticsBBCPoliticsSep 16, 2026 · 1 minEU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'BBCBusinessNPRBusinessSep 16, 2026 · 1 minEU's Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become an associate memberNPRBusinessCNBCBusinessSep 16, 2026 · 1 minCanada could become 'first associate member' of EU, bloc's chief saysCNBC
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