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On Thursday's live stream, Tamara Ugolini and Drea Humphrey reacted to President Donald Trump's warning that Canada's deepening partnership with the European Union could be treated as a hostile act.

The talks under discussion could see Canada take on a form of associate EU membership, tying Ottawa more closely to Brussels through joint programs and shared capabilities.

Speaking to reporters in North Carolina Wednesday, Trump said that if Europe and Canada move ahead with 'bad intentions,' he would impose very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things. Tamara noted that she appreciates the president's blunt communication style, even when it leaves other politicians bruised.

Trump calls it “laughable” that Canada could become the EU's first associate member: “If I think it’s at all a hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things.” pic.twitter.com/uogDckbBaV

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Asked about the threat, Carney called the EU arrangement positive, pointing to the Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programs and insisting any alliance would reinforce Canadian sovereignty. Nobody, he said, would dictate what language Canadians speak, their culture, or who they strike agreements with internationally.

Tamara called the sovereignty talk rich coming from a government that tries to police the speech of its own people, and said Carney's choice of words, including "rupture" and the "weaponization" of trade, was hostile and provocative by design.

The offer came from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who used her State of the European Union address Wednesday to say the door was open for Canada to become an "associate member" of the bloc, with Carney seated in the front row.

No such status exists in EU treaties, and there is no suggestion von der Leyen intends to enshrine one — that would require unanimity among all 27 member states plus domestic ratification. Some EU diplomats have already complained the proposal was never discussed with them. Carney says the final arrangement will be debated and voted on in Parliament, though he offered few concrete details beyond Erasmus+, Horizon Europe and cooperation on critical minerals, defence and AI.

Tamara also argued that the Canada-US trade fight has been the best thing to ever happen to the Liberals, handing the party an outside villain to campaign against while a compromised mainstream media declines to give Canadians an accurate picture. Meanwhile, she said, young Canadians can't find work or hope to own a home, and families now pay more in taxes than they do for food, shelter and living expenses combined.