USA BEGS Canada to Come Back - Canada Sends Aluminium To EU Instead, Finland "Stop Using US Tech!"

See every side of every story at https://ground.news/el. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access. Europe is no longer talking about strategic dependence as an abstract risk. This week, Ukraine’s shortage of American interceptors left missiles getting through, European lawmakers openly called for less reliance on US technology, the EU put a €127 billion price tag on its energy vulnerability, and Europe’s biggest chipmakers said the next generation of physical AI is a race they intend to win. Meanwhile, Washington suddenly wants to repair relations with Canada, just as Canada has spent two years building alternatives. The pattern is becoming hard to ignore: dependence has a cost, and Europe is increasingly deciding it would rather pay to build its own capacity than keep paying for somebody else’s leverage. 📖✨ Get a FREE Chapter of Awake — “The First Lesson” ✨📖 👉 https://houseofel.net/critical-thinking/ 📘✨ AWAKE — 10% Off While Subscriber Discount Lasts ✨📘 👉 https://houseofell.gumroad.com/l/isdum/0l7jve2 🗣️ NEW — Awake: The AUDIOBOOK A 3h+ audio journey into the practice of critical thinking, narrated by El. 👉https://houseofell.gumroad.com/l/awake-audiobook/3ih3d5h 🌐 Join the early-access list for DeltaGap - the new Geopolitics tool we're building 👉 https://houseofel.net/early-access/ 🧠 Help Shape the New Course: AI Fluency for Thinkers Take 2 minutes to shape the curriculum and get early access: 👉 https://houseofel.net/ai-course/ ☕ Support the channel on Ko-fi: ➡️ https://ko-fi.com/houseofel 📌Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:25 The Kill Switch 05:41 Europe's Energy Bill 10:04 Europe's Own Chips 13:19 Canada's Upper Hand 16:49 Predictions 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING 2026 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen (European External Action Service, 16 Sep 2026) https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/council-europe/2026-state-union-address-president-von-der-leyen_en Zelensky Says Russia Used North Korean KN-23 Missiles on Grid (Kyiv Post, 7 Nov 2026) https://www.kyivpost.com/post/89444 ‘Stop using US tech’: EU lawmaker says Starlink service cutoff led to deaths (Politico Europe, 5 Nov 2026) https://www.politico.eu/article/stop-using-u-s-tech-eu-lawmaker-warns-over-starlink-risks/ An MEP has called for a security threat assessment of Starlink, following the example of Huawei (Liga.net, 19 Oct 2026) https://news.liga.net/en/politics/news/an-mep-has-called-for-a-security-threat-assessment-of-starlink-following-the-example-of-huawei Mistral CEO Mensch warns Europe of AI dependence trap (Politico Europe, 2026) https://www.politico.eu/article/mistral-ceo-mensch-warns-europe-trap-ai-dependence/ The Strait of Hormuz closure has cost Europe an extra $142 billion for the same energy it was already buying (Fortune, 3 Nov 2026) https://fortune.com/2026/11/03/europe-strait-hormuz-closure-costs-energy-142-billion/ Europe can compete in robotics and physical AI, top chipmaker CEOs say (Reuters, 10 Nov 2026) https://www.reuters.com/business/europe-can-compete-robotics-physical-ai-top-chipmaker-ceos-say-2026-11-10/ French Ardian raises over $1 billion to invest in semiconductor makers (Reuters, 9 Nov 2026) https://www.reuters.com/business/french-ardian-raises-over-1-billion-invest-semiconductor-makers-2026-11-09/ BMW will mehr Batteriezellen aus Europa und den USA kaufen (Handelsblatt, 9 Nov 2026) https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/lieferketten-bmw-will-mehr-batteriezellen-aus-europa-und-den-usa-kaufen/100268355.html Democrats Are Hatching a Plan to Reverse Trump’s Canada Tariffs (Wall Street Journal, Nov 2026) https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democrats-are-hatching-a-plan-to-reverse-trumps-canada-tariffs-a444cdc0 Dems Pick First Target in Plot to Tear Trump’s Agenda Apart (Daily Beast, 6 Nov 2026) https://www.thedailybeast.com/dems-pick-canada-as-first-target-in-plot-to-tear-trumps-tariff-agenda-apart Carney welcomes Democrats’ push to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada after midterm victory (AP via WCAX, 6 Nov 2026) https://www.wcax.com/2026/11/06/carney-welcomes-democrats-push-end-trumps-tariffs-canada-after-midterm-victory/ Canada says it is extending tariff relief on some US imports (Reuters, 9 Nov 2026) https://www.reuters.com/business/canada-says-it-is-extending-tariff-relief-some-us-imports-2026-11-09/ US-Canada trade deal would hurt European aluminium buyers (Reuters, Andy Home, 5 Nov 2026) https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/us-canada-trade-deal-would-hurt-european-aluminium-buyers-2026-11-05/ Russian Diesel Tanker Turns Back 400 Miles From US Coast as Putin-Trump Fuel Deal Stalls (UNITED24 Media, citing Bloomberg, 11 Nov 2026) https://united24media.com/world/russian-diesel-tanker-turns-back-400-miles-from-us-coast-as-putin-trump-fuel-deal-stalls-24265 Europe UnitedStates Canada Ukraine Geopolitics EuropeanUnion AI Semiconductors EnergySecurity StrategicAutonomy HouseofEl