Canada and 11 European partners issued a two-state solution joint statement confirming plans to restrict trade in goods with illegal Israeli settlements.
The EU-Canada trade and security pact is expected to be unveiled Sept. 16 in Strasbourg, with Prime Minister Mark Carney addressing EU lawmakers the next day.
Canada retaliatory tariffs on $20B in U.S. goods are now in force, Washington bans Canadian dairy, alcohol and motorcycles from Sept. 29, and Ottawa looks to the EU.
Canada retaliatory tariffs took effect Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney warned in a national video that pivoting away from the U.S. will carry real costs.
Trump signed five proclamations creating a Canadian alcohol import ban from Sept. 29, plus 50 per cent tariffs on dairy, wood, aluminum and furniture.
