With tariffs, export controls and politics turning trade into a geopolitical lever, the EU seems to be shopping for partners it can count on. Canada, a like-minded economy already tied to the bloc by a free-trade agreement, is pitching itself as one. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ahead of the EU-Canada summit at the end of October, the two sides are discussing a partnership beyond the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Prime Minister Mark Carney proposed exploring an integrated market for financial services, alongside cooperation on payments, strategic minerals, energy, AI, and defence production. Nothing has been agreed on financial passports, mutual…