Carney Urges EU to Finalize Trade Agreement

The signal here is political rather than commercial: Carney is pressing Brussels publicly, which suggests the file is stalled rather than merely slow, and that Ottawa sees urgency in locking in terms with a partner it cannot easily replace. The absence of any timeline or terms is itself the story — it leaves the substance of the deal, and how it might treat Canadian resources, financial services or digital trade, entirely undefined. Whether the EU treats this as a priority alongside its own crowded agenda is the open question.