A statement from the prime minister’s office said that Prime Minister Mark Carney will go to France on Sunday and the UK on Monday to look for “reliable partners” in trade and security. As the relationship between the United States and Canada goes through a difficult period, Ottawa will look across the Atlantic in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurting Canada’s economy. His office said that Carney will also go to Iqaluit, Nunavut. Sunday will mark the beginning of the prime minister’s first overseas trip, which will begin in Paris with a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. “With the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as the foundation, the leaders will focus on their shared commitment to build stronger economic, commercial, and defence ties,” Carney’s office said in a statement.On Monday, Carney will travel to London to have an audience with King Charles III and meet British Prime Minister Kier Starmer.
Carney will come back to Canada on Tuesday, flying to review Arctic security in Iqaluit and meet Nunavut premier P.J. Akeeagok.
“Indian, French, and British peoples came together to form Canada. My visit to France and the United Kingdom will strengthen trade, commercial, and defence ties with two of our strongest and most reliable partners, and my visit to Nunavut will be an opportunity to bolster Canada’s Arctic sovereignty and security, and our plan to unlock the North’s full economic potential,” Carney said in a statement Saturday.
Carney says he’s looking forward to speaking with the United States. President Donald Trump at the “appropriate moment.”
At a Rideau Hall ceremony on Friday, he was sworn in as Justin Trudeau’s successor, joining a smaller Liberal cabinet in anticipation of an election call. In his first press conference as prime minister, Carney said his government will focus on growing the economy, making life more affordable and making the country more secure.
Carney to visit U.K., France to build ‘reliable’ trade, security partnership
