{"id":57482,"date":"2025-03-17T19:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/17\/carney-meets-with-european-allies-as-trump-targets-canada\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T19:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:58:16","slug":"carney-meets-with-european-allies-as-trump-targets-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/17\/carney-meets-with-european-allies-as-trump-targets-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney meets with European allies as Trump targets Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">During his swearing-in, Carney noted Canada was built on the bedrock of three peoples, French, English and Indigenous<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p>The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>Rob Gillies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Mar 17, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 2\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">4 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"62dac6db-821c-4349-bd93-7f4d4e611a3a\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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An official familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the Canadians proposed a press conference in Paris but the French declined.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer has called Canada a friend and ally of the United Kingdom but has declined to directly call out Trump\u2019s talk of annexation <span class=\"TextRun SCXW213275430 BCX2\" data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213275430 BCX2\">\u2014<\/span><\/span> though he went further than he has before by stressing Canada\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe relationship between our two countries has always been strong,\u201d Starmer told Carney inside the British leader\u2019s 10 Downing St. residence. \u201cTwo sovereign allies, so much in common <span class=\"TextRun SCXW213275430 BCX2\" data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213275430 BCX2\">\u2014<\/span><\/span> a shared history, shared values, shared king.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carney said the relationship between the two countries is \u201cbuilt on shared values\u201d and noted that \u201cwe\u2019re at a point in history where the world is being reordered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Macron did not address Trump\u2019s attacks on Canada ahead of their talks but noted that tariffs only bring inflation and damage to supply chains.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"js-widget-content article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot16 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-widget__new-story-page fp-headlinenews background--primary-light-gradient\" aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostTopStories9234702315261824230325830843105280\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-new-story-page-template\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Top Stories\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.2.2\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Top Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"js-replace-main__new-story-page\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer__new-story-page text-size--tiny\">By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-submit-success\" hidden=\"\" id=\"submitSuccessFP_HeadlineNews\">\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">A welcome email is on its way. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4996758977307697632845701002035200\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the current international context, we want to be able to develop our most strategic projects with our closest, more loyal partners,\u201d Macron added.<\/p>\n<p>In London, Carney was received at Buckingham Palace by King Charles III, Canada\u2019s head of state, before his talks with Starmer. The monarch, wearing a red tie and an Order of Canada lapel pin, congratulated Carney on his recent victory. He was sworn in on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian prime minister pointed at his own lapel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBit of a disaster today, sir. My Order of Canada pin broke,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you want mine?\u201d the king asked.<\/p>\n<p>After a 30-minute private conversation with the king, Carney was greeted warmly by Starmer on the doorstep of 10 Downing St.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Carney will travel to the edge of Canada\u2019s Arctic to reaffirm the country\u2019s security and sovereignty.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Paris and London?<\/h2>\n<p>Carney has chosen the two European capitals that shaped Canada\u2019s early existence. During his swearing-in, he noted the country was built on the bedrock of three peoples, French, English and Indigenous.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Canada is fundamentally different from America and will \u201cnever, ever, in any way shape or form, be part of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3655695977382213746937343655280640\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to ensure that France, and the whole of Europe, works enthusiastically with Canada, the most European of non-European countries,\u201d Carney said, but vowed to \u201cmaintain the most positive relations possible with the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal, said other leaders are \u201cplaying it safe\u201d and making sure to avoid gaffes at a time of international tension around Trump\u2019s actions and rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Carney\u2019s choice of itinerary emphasizes Canada\u2019s strong connection with the two former colonial powers, Beland said, and noted that \u201cthe fact that Canada never broke away from the U.K. in a violent fashion is a key historical and institutional difference between the United States and Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trip to London was a kind of homecoming. Carney became the first non-British governor in the Bank of England\u2019s 319-year history when he took the job in July 2013. He served until March 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>No Washington trip planned<\/h2>\n<p>Carney has said he\u2019s ready to meet with Trump if he shows respect for Canadian sovereignty. He said he doesn\u2019t plan to visit Washington at the moment but hopes to have a phone call with the president soon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2176669068713961002627929594658816\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 5<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>His government is also reviewing the purchase of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets in light of Trump\u2019s trade war.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Macron has been increasing efforts to persuade France\u2019s allies to move away from purchases of American military hardware. That coincides with mounting concerns in Europe that European defences are overly dependent on U.S. weaponry, technical support and goodwill.<\/p>\n<p>Macron also touched on the French-British plan for securing any ceasefire in Ukraine, and said that \u201cCanada and France are powers of peace, reliable allies, which will take part together in this effort.\u201d He did not give details.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel7766421857254492985769951947128832\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" tries=\"\" to=\"\" pull=\"\" france=\"\" u.k.=\"\" closer=\"\" with=\"\" more=\"\" tariffs=\"\" coming=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"France's President Emmanuel Macron and Canada's newly appointed Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands after a joint  statement at the Elysee presidential palace as part of Carney's trans-Atlantic trip to strengthen ties.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0318-mg-france.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=xY8VJ433CfleNR__LtYq_A\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0318-mg-france.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=2gVIeMDA-SBGOlyy_56GCA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0318-mg-france.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=xY8VJ433CfleNR__LtYq_A, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0318-mg-france.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=rxWVwKWXukhH0Rr9n_cicA 2x,&#10; 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Canada\u2019s governing Liberal Party had appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until Trump declared economic war. 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