During his first overseas visit as Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney met French President Emmanuel Macron to strengthen relations, focusing on trade and the situation in Ukraine. Carney emphasized Canada's need for dependable allies like France due to deteriorating relations with the United States, marked by President Trump imposing tariffs and making threats against Canada. Macron, while not directly addressing Trump, mentioned that tariffs lead to inflation and stressed the importance of collaboration with loyal partners to protect sovereign interests. Carney's choice of France over the US for his debut signals a shift in diplomatic priorities for Canada.
In the current international context, we want to be able to develop our most strategic projects with our closest, more loyal partners, Macron said, adding We are stronger together, better able to ensure the respect of our interests, the full exercise of our sovereignty.
Carney said it was important for Canada to reinforce its ties with reliable allies like France, adding, I want to ensure that France, and the whole of Europe, works enthusiastically with Canada.
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