Prime minister Carney looking to strengthen Canada’s economic and political ties to the EU [SOUND]

# Prime minister Mark Carney says Canada is pursuing a unique security and economic alliance with the European Union. This as Ottawa is seeking to reduce its economic dependence on the US, as the trade war between the two countries has deepened over the last month. After trade talks suddenly collapsed last month, the two countries have imposed tit-for-tat tariffs. EU-Canada’s trade in goods and services has increased by 80-percent since 2016. Carney says over eight-trillion-rand in new investment has been committed to Canada: