Canada’s finance minister says the country could be a “supplier of choice” for European markets looking to bolster energy security and defence capabilities.

Following a meeting in Denmark with European Union finance ministers, François-Philippe Champagne said Saturday that Canadian critical mineral and energy exports could help European economies become more resilient while diversifying Canada’s trade relationships.

“We are redesigning the world economic order at a speed and at a scale that I would say has not been seen in a generation,” he told reporters on a call from Copenhagen.

“They have taken notice that we’re putting our house in order so that we can be more competitive, that we can be a trusted supplier of natural resources, that we are willing to partner.”

Champagne said the n

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