Canada pitches itself as Europe’s ‘supplier of choice’ in face of US rift
Canada pitches itself as Europe’s ‘supplier of choice’ in face of US rift
Canada pitches itself as Europe’s ‘supplier of choice’ in face of US rift
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/47591276
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Canada’s finance minister François-Philippe Champagne [says his] country is an open shop for Europeans seeking new suppliers of energy, weapons or raw materials, while the EU’s cyber security agency tells us that sophisticated digital weapons typically used by state security services are now being wielded by cyber gangs.
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“There’s more for us to do than there’s ever been before. That’s why I see Canada as a supplier of choice in this new world economic order,” François-Philippe Champagne [said during a visit in Brussels.
“The world has changed . . . we probably saw the shape of things to come faster than others,” Champagne said.
Ottawa is offering Europe liquefied natural gas as a way to diversify away from US supply. “We are so close to Europe that we become almost that natural partner,” Champagne said.
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Beyond energy, Canada is also promoting its reserves of critical raw materials and its aerospace industry. “We have industries which can support the rearmament of Europe,” Champagne said, pointing to companies such as Bombardier and CAE.
Canada is currently the only non-EU country with access to the bloc’s €150bn defence loan scheme, known as Safe, and a €90bn Ukraine support package.
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