As the bond between Washington and Ottawa frays under the pressures of an unpredictable American administration, Canada is turning its gaze eastward across the Atlantic, and Europe is returning that look with genuine interest. What is taking shape is not merely a diplomatic realignment but a potential reimagining of North Atlantic order — one in which Canada and the European Union might build a structured partnership independent of American influence. The conversation is serious and the motivations on both sides are real, yet the distance between mutual interest and durable institution is meas