Canada-EU “associate member” push: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floated making Canada the bloc’s first associate member, but “associate membership” isn’t a defined status yet—raising questions about what it would actually mean for work, travel, and trade as Carney welcomes the idea amid Trump tariff threats. UN diplomacy: Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to the UN General Assembly next week, meeting leaders and co-hosting events tied to the two-state solution. Trade & investment: Maninder Sidhu met Piyush Goyal in Mumbai to advance India-Canada CEPA talks, while Canada also seeks to join the EU’s €90B Ukraine loan scheme so Canadian arms firms can compete. NATO leadership race: Canada is not counting on winning a key NATO vote to pick the next chair of the NATO Military Committee, with sources citing limited U.S. support. Labour law: CBC reports the Liberals plan to amend the Canada Labour Code to give the minister explicit authority to end strikes and order arbitration. Economy & markets: The loonie slid again as the Canada-U.S. bond yield gap widened. Energy & nuclear: Canada advanced the Deep Geological Repository listing step, and Cameco secured an exclusive offtake deal for uranium from the Paducah laser enrichment facility. Politics & courts: Supreme Court invalidated Terrebonne’s 2025 federal election results over mail-ballot administrative errors. Public life: A new survey says 51% of parents supported an adult child in the past year, averaging $6,151.