French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday backed a proposal for Canada to become the EU's first associate member as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney moved to deepen strategic ties spanning space, defense, energy and business. ↧ Macron backs Canada as EU associate member as Carney turns toward E... French President Emmanuel Macron has backed a proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney deepen ties in space, defense, energy and business