Big Headlines: Canada-EU summit continues in Montreal as Carney pushes to become an 'associate member' again and businesses want to scrap Daylight Saving Time
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Big Headlines: Canada-EU summit continues in Montreal as Carney pushes to become an 'associate member' again and businesses want to scrap Daylight Saving Time

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 30, 20267 min
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  • About Canada

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European Union again after largely avoiding that term for weeks. Hi, I'm Virgash Dave.

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Frequency Podcast Network. Stories that matter. Podcasts that resonate. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is working to become an associate member of the European Union again after largely avoiding that term for weeks. Hi, I'm Virgash Dave. This is big headlines, everything you need to know to be in the know in just five minutes.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming senior officials from Brussels to Montreal for a two-day Canada European Union summit. He also said Canada is working to become an associate member of the EU again. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says it's important to note who's attending

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the summit now into its second day. Just take a cue, when you have 11 commissioners that are coming in Canada to have bilateral meetings to further an agenda, it tells you about the breadth and depth of what we're trying to achieve together.

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