Watch: 'A better opportunity' - Canadians on a closer alliance with Europe

Toronto residents react to the possibility of a closer strategic, economic, and political alliance with the European Union.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the European Union's ambition for Canada to become its first "associate member", calling for closer cooperation on defence, critical minerals and energy security.

Carney told the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday that Canada and Europe were "stronger together" in the face of "geopolitical rupture".

Read more about Canada's shift toward Europe here.