But for Europe to wean itself off the US is a wicked challenge. Many would say it’s impossible given the depth of economic, financial, technological and military interconnections. Still, the effort must be made and Canada is showing the way. Commendably, the EU is already copying Canada’s playbook by reducing internal barriers to business, doubling down on technology investment and seeking to expand trade ties with South America and India to counterbalance the US. “It is time to seize this opportunity and build a new independent Europe,” Ursula von der Leyen, EU commission president, said in Davos.