Canada’s Carney meets with European allies as tensions with Trump persist

New Canadian prime minister Mark Carney met with French president Emmanuel Macron on 17 March, Monday, in search of help from one among Canada’s oldest allies as US president Donald Trump continues to assault Canada’s sovereignty and financial system.

That is Carney’s first official international journey since he was sworn in on 14 March. He’ll subsequent land in London, the place he’ll sit down with UK prime minister Keir Starmer and with King Charles III, the nominal head of state for Canada as effectively.

Why Paris and London?

Carney has intentionally chosen the 2 European capital cities that formed Canada’s early existence. Throughout his swearing-in ceremony, he famous the nation was constructed on the bedrock of three peoples — French, English and Indigenous — and mentioned Canada is essentially totally different from America and can “by no means, ever, in any method form or kind, be a part of america.”

“I wish to make sure that France, and the entire of Europe, works enthusiastically with Canada, probably the most European of non-European nations, and on the similar time resolutely North American, decided, such as you, to take care of probably the most optimistic relations potential with america,” Carney mentioned Monday, standing subsequent to Macron.

Macron and Carney appeared in entrance of reporters earlier than the talks however didn’t take questions, an indication the French president won’t wish to upset Trump by siding with Canada.

Macron mentioned tariffs solely carry inflation however didn’t handle Trump’s assaults on Canada.

“We each consider that truthful commerce which respects worldwide guidelines is an effective factor for the prosperity of everybody and is actually more practical than tariffs, which create inflation and harm provide chains and our financial integration,” Macron mentioned.