The fresh timeline emerged at the end of a two-day Canada-EU summit in Montreal, where Carney, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa launched an "Alliance for the Future" aimed at expanding economic, technological and security cooperation.

The move is part of the Canadian prime minister’s effort to reduce American influence over Canada and expand trade to other parts of the world.

The Carney government is committed to aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050, but the Canadian Climate Institute's projections still show what it calls a "cavernous gap" between Canada's current track and the mid-century goal.

Carney told Politico Canada will pool satellite assets with Europe and won't rely on one billionaire's network, while Rogers still sells Starlink service.

Canada is “by far the most European of non-European countries,” European Council President António Costa said Friday as he and Prime Minister Mark Carney pursued an unprecedented partnership at a two-day summit in Montreal aimed at reducing Canada’s and Europe’s dependence on the United States.