
European trip gives PM a chance to tout Canada’s AI efforts, strengthen ties: experts
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s five-day visit to Europe offers Canada an opportunity to shore up its relationship with the European Union and show Canadian leadership in artificial intelligence regulation, experts say.
Trudeau will spend most of the trip in Paris for the AI Action Summit, the third major global meeting focused on the rapidly expanding field. He will then make a stop in Brussels for a meeting of Canadian and European Union leaders.
The visit comes after U.S. President Donald Trump paused his threatened tariffs on Canadian imports for almost a month — and as Trump signals Europe could be his next target.
“Canada gained this short reprieve and the EU has been threatened with the American tariffs as well, so it makes sense for Canada and the EU to co-ordinate responses,” said Carleton University’s Achim Hurrelmann, who studies EU politics.