Chris Selley: Carney's bizarre fixation with calling us 'European' makes no sense

On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said — not for the first time — that Canada is “the most European of non-European countries.”He said it in May, too, in France; and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said it as well, in an interview with BBC. So it’s obviously a deliberate talking point. What’s weird about it is that Carney and Joly offer no explanation. They just say it as if it’s an established fact that all Canadians accept — which they obviously would not.

“I want to ensure that France and the whole of Europe works enthusiastically with Canada, the most European of non-European countries,” Carney said Monday in Paris. “Canada is a reliable, trustworthy and strong partner.” -- More...