'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank assessment of how he views the world in a provocative speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, where he said the longstanding U.S.-led, rules-based international order is over and middle powers like Canada must pivot to avoiding falling prey to further "coercion" from powerful actors.
Without invoking U.S. President Donald Trump by name, Carney said "great powers" are using economic integration as "weapons."
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As it grapples with this new dynamic, Carney said Canada must be "principled and pragmatic" and turn inward to build up the country and diversify trading relationships to become less reliant on countries like the U.S., now that it's clear "integration" can lead to "subordination."
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"This is not naive multilateralism. Nor is it relying on diminished institutions. It is building the coalitions that work, issue by issue, with partners who share enough common ground to act together. Middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, you are on the menu," Carney said.
"We are engaging broadly, strategically, with open eyes. We actively take on the world as it is, not wait for the world as we wish it to be," he said.
"The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger and more just."
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-davos-speech-9.7052725
I am very glad he is stating what Canadians are wanting, it is a very strong speech.
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