The EU’s Canada offer is more mood than reality but it could hint at a future geometry for the bloc

<p>While Brussels and Ottawa desire a deeper partnership born of Trump-era volatility, ​the EU has no legal framework to accommodate it</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/22/this-is-europe-sign-up-guardian-email-updates">Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here</a></p></li></ul><p>The EU and Canada, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/von-der-leyen-mark-carney-canada-eu-first-associate-member">Ursula von der Leyen sa