Faintly, but not slowly, the outlines of a new world order are coming into view — a world order of large power blocs and with far fewer rules than the one that is now slipping away.
It remains unclear where Canada will fit into that new world. But there are hints of what could be the path forward for this country as it grapples with the painful realization that its strongest and closest ally has turned on it, every new day bringing shocking evidence of Washington’s embrace of the Kremlin.
European officials have entered into talks with Canada that aim to incorporate this country into a new defence production partnership, potentially allowing Canadian firms to bid for contracts as Europe prepares to rearm on a massive scale.
“We’ve been in talks with the European Union to make sure that we could work on defence procurement together,” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told CBC’s Power & Politicshost David Cochrane …