The PMO did not provide details about who the envoy would be or what the position would look like.<\/p>\n
Canada has been making efforts to shore up ties with Europe as it reassesses its relationship with the U.S.<\/a> in the middle of a trade war.<\/p>\n In June, Carney signed a strategic defence and security partnership with the European Union, opening the door for Canadian companies to participate in the $1.25-trillion ReArm Europe program.<\/p>\n The prime minister travelled to Germany, Ukraine and Poland<\/a> in August to meet with key business and political leaders in the hope of advancing opportunities for co-operation in areas, including trade, energy, critical minerals, defence and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n WATCH | Carney says U.S. is transforming all of its trading relationships: Carney says global economy going through a ‘rupture’<\/p>\n Speaking from the Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the United States has fundamentally transformed all of its trading relationships, causing a ‘rupture,’ not a transition, in the global economy.<\/p>\n Carney reiterated that affordable housing remains one of the government’s objectives this fall.<\/p>\n He\u00a0said the government will launch its federal housing program<\/a>, Build Canada Homes, next week. It aims to double the pace of housing construction over the next decade.<\/p>\n The entity would act as a developer overseeing the construction of affordable housing in Canada and provide tens of billions in financing for new affordable housing projects across the country.<\/p>\n “We won’t just build houses, we will build housing that is compassionate, competitive, climate friendly and above all, that is Canadian,” Carney said.<\/p>\n The government’s new “climate competitiveness” strategy will also be released this fall, he said, adding that addressing climate change is an “economic imperative.”<\/p>\n Sovereignty and security<\/p>\n Canada’s new industrial defence strategy is forthcoming, Carney said.<\/p>\n The government committed to meeting the NATO benchmark target of two per cent<\/a> of the country’s gross domestic product by the end of the current fiscal year in March.<\/p>\n “Our renewed commitment to defence will create tens of thousands more fulfilling, high-paying careers for Canadian workers,” Carney said.<\/p>\n The Liberal public safety plan<\/a> announced in April includes measures to broaden support for police, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers and other first responders.<\/p>\n Carney said the government would also propose legislation to make bail laws stricter for home invasions, car thefts and gang crime.<\/p>\n “When our laws repeatedly fail to protect those basic rights, we need new laws,” he said. “This fall, we will deliver them.”<\/p>\n ‘Sustainable’ immigration rates<\/p>\n The prime minister reiterated that the government is aiming to return Canada’s immigration rates to “sustainable levels.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757538363_930_default.jpg\")
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