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Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to India, Australia and Japan to reduce Canada's dependence on the US, meeting Modi, Albanese and Takaichi; the trip will push energy, AI, defense, critical minerals, maritime security and food security cooperation, with Canada aiming to double non-US exports within a decade amid ongoing US tariffs and talks on the USMCA.
Hudson Williams, star of Crave’s Heated Rivalry, walked the red carpet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at Ottawa’s Prime Time conference, where Williams gifted Carney his on‑set fleece as part of a joint interview; the six‑part series, adapted from Rachel Reid’s novels, has become Crave’s top original and is driving global attention, with a second season already renewed, showcasing Canadian talent and cultural investment.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urged the United States to respect Canadian sovereignty and refrain from meddling in Alberta’s push for independence, as the Alberta Prosperity Project seeks U.S. backing and a potential $500-billion loan, with premiers and opponents warning of foreign interference amid wider trade tensions.
Amid U.S. volatility, Canada’s Mark Carney calls for diversifying trade and reducing dependence on the United States by expanding partnerships with Asia, Latin America, and other middle powers, including a China deal; Canada has begun signing new deals and aims to double non-U.S. trade by the end of the decade, effectively forming a united front among middle powers to cope with a changing global order.
At Davos, Mark Carney framed the moment as a rupture from American-led multilateralism and urged Canada to act as a ‘middle power’ in opposition to Trump’s push for a more dominant U.S. role, invoking Vaclav Havel and criticizing “the power of the powerful.” The piece notes initial emotional reaction but, after rereading the transcript, the author doubts the utopian impulse and cautions against cynically romantic nationalism.
Canada says it has no plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China, a stance issued as Donald Trump threatens tariffs, according to remarks associated with Mark Carney.
At Davos, Mark Carney bluntly challenged Trump’s policies, warning that middle powers must unite as the world order fractures; after Trump criticized him, Carney reaffirmed Canada’s independence, boosting his standing as a global political figure.
President Donald Trump rescinded Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation to join his 'Board of Peace' after their sharp exchanges at Davos, signaling renewed tensions with Canada and continuing skepticism about the board as a global conflict‑resolution tool.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump dominated attention, but Canada’s Mark Carney delivered a keynote address that confronted the world shaped by Trump’s presidency, making Carney the event’s breakout star.
President Trump announced on Truth Social that Canada will not be invited to join the newly launched Board of Peace, a move following days of diplomatic tension with Ottawa as Davos discussions unfold. Canada has signaled it won’t pay to join, and key details about how the board will operate and fund Gaza’s reconstruction remain unclear, even as the board’s broader aims have been floated.
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn Canada's invitation to join his self-styled Board of Peace, a body he chairs that is pitched as a new international conflict-resolution forum but which critics say could undermine the UN. Ottawa had considered joining but said it would not participate or fund admission. The board, which Trump originally framed as a vehicle to end conflicts, has about 60 invitees with roughly 35 signed up, and questions linger about its legitimacy and mandate; the move comes as allies debate membership, including concerns raised by the UK over Putin’s possible involvement.
Donald Trump withdrew Canada’s invitation to join his self-styled “Board of Peace” launched at Davos after Canadian officials balked at funding a rumored $1 billion for a permanent seat; Canada’s finance minister said they wouldn’t pay and Carney noted that details remain unsettled, highlighting a broader tension with a rules-based order as Trump and Carney traded pointed remarks.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, fresh from Davos, urged Canada and other middle powers to coordinate an independent path from the United States, arguing Canada thrives because it is Canadian rather than 'living' off the U.S., as Trump-era tensions and a fading rules-based order shape Western politics.
Canada’s prime minister, speaking at Davos, argued that the postwar rules-based international order isn’t delivering and urged middle powers like Canada to pursue an independent, economically stronger foreign policy, deepen ties with Europe and Asia, push back on economic coercion, and consider a loose, coalition-style alternative to the U.S.-led system—while acknowledging practical steps and unknowns about how such a bloc would work.
At Davos, CanadianPrime Minister Mark Carney warns the US-led rules-based order is rupturing amid intensifying great-power rivalry. He urges middle powers to cooperate and adapt rather than retreat behind barriers, noting that those at the table matter more than those on the menu. The talk follows Trump’s Greenland gambit, which strains NATO and provokes European resistance, with Macron pledging a firm stance against aggression.