It will be a “comprehensive partnership” covering trade, security and diplomacy.
Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission’s president, is expected to announce a new deal with Canada in her state of the union address next week.
Before long, she will be shaking hands with Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, and the Ode to Joy may be ringing out across Ottawa.
But this may not be the miracle agreement it’s cracked up to be.
