This article originally appeared in the National Post. Below is an excerpt from the article.
By Anthony De Luca-Baratta, July 18, 2025
Many commentators hailed the Canada-European Union defence pact, which was signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney in late June, as Canada’s pivot away from the United States. That same month, however, Carney pledged to increase defence spending to five per cent of GDP by 2035, acceding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand, and he continues to pursue a comprehensive trade and security agreement with Washington. Despite what his critics may say, the prime minister is living in reality.
The U.S. and Canada have long shared national security interests. The two countries were on the same side of every major conflict of the 20th and 21st centuries. During the First World War, Canadian foreign policy was almost entirely made in London.
For centuries, Britain helped prevent the emergence of a European state powerful enough to impose its will on the continent, lest it become a direct threat to the homeland. When Germany attacked France and Belgium in 1914, it was thus a no-brainer for the British Empire, including the Dominion of Canada, to come to their defence.
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