Prime Minister Mark Carney used a five-day tour of Europe to tighten Canada’s security and economic links with key NATO allies, starting in Warsaw where he and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk unveiled a strategic partnership covering defence, aviation, cybersecurity and clean energy. The two governments will hold annual bilateral meetings, and Canada will serve as lead country at a major Polish defence-industry expo next year. Carney said the deal will boost Canadian exports and help Ottawa meet its pledge to reach NATO’s 2-percent defence-spending benchmark by the end of the fiscal year, a goal that aligns with Poland’s rapid military expansion. From Warsaw, Carney travelled to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that produced a commitment to jointly fund critical-minerals projects vital to energy and defence technologies. Both leaders said the cooperation is intended to secure supply chains and reduce reliance on authoritarian producers as Russia’s war in Ukraine and U.S. tariff measures disrupt global trade patterns. Carney’s push to anchor Canada more firmly in Europe comes against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign and renewed questions about U.S. commitment to NATO. Canadian officials said deeper ties with Poland and Germany, combined with continued military training of Ukrainian forces under Operation Unifier, will strengthen the alliance’s eastern flank and open new commercial opportunities for Canadian companies in high-tech and resource sectors.