Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney begins a three-nation visit to Europe on 25 August aimed at broadening economic and security cooperation with key allies as Ottawa seeks to reduce its reliance on the United States. The three-day trip will take him to Warsaw, Berlin and Riga, accompanied by Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, Defence Minister David McGuinty and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. In Poland, Carney is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki, with talks expected to centre on energy, defence and aerospace collaboration, as well as continued support for Ukraine. Canada has trained about 45,000 Ukrainian troops since 2015 under Operation Unifier, much of it now conducted on Polish soil. The prime minister then travels to Berlin on 26 August to hold bilateral discussions with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Agenda items include expanding trade in critical minerals and advancing a joint $600 million hydrogen export programme first announced in 2022. Senior officials said Carney will also convene a roundtable with German industrial leaders to explore additional investments in clean-energy technology and defence manufacturing. Carney will conclude the tour on 27 August in Latvia, where he will meet Prime Minister Evika Silina and visit the 1,900 Canadian troops leading NATO’s multinational battle group near Riga. The stop underscores Ottawa’s commitment to the Re-Arm Europe initiative and to bolstering NATO’s eastern flank amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.