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Ottawa has been seeking closer ties with the EU amid an increasingly acrimonious trade war with the US. “Our societies are being shaken by new storms: the upheavals, caused by climate change, the erosion of democratic norms, and new threats to our sovereignty,” Canada’s Mark Carney said in a statement alongside France’s Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. “The time has come to strengthen our ties.” Macron added that the two allies agreed to forge closer ties in sectors ranging from space and climate to energy. “We both believe in democracy, the rule of law, respect for international law, respect for free and fair trade, science as the basis for our decisions, and the strategic autonomy that we defend,” the French president said.