Mark Carney, the Prime Minister, is returning home from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, without meeting with Donald Trump. This decision comes after Carney's speech, where he criticized the U.S. President for disrupting the rules-based international order. Carney's office confirmed that there were no plans for a meeting with Trump, despite the significant economic ties between Canada and the U.S. The Prime Minister's focus is now on trade diversification and strengthening relations with other countries, including India, where negotiations for a trade deal are set to begin in February. This shift in strategy is part of a broader effort to address the challenges posed by the U.S. and to protect Canadian sovereignty. Carney's speech, which received a standing ovation, emphasized the need for middle powers to build coalitions and resist economic coercion, even from allies.
