Trump says the EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a 'hostile act'

By Ingrid Melander, Charlotte Van Campenhout and Yves HermanSTRASBOURG, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Canada and Europe should ally to protect their markets, democracies and rule of law in a world dominated by the United States and China, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday, after an EU ‌proposal to make Canada an "associate member".The Canadian prime minister received warm applause for his speech to the European Parliament, delivered hours after U.S. President Donald ‌Trump threatened t