It’s not just Trump: 7 foreign policy issues Mark Carney faces
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate — and they're not all about United Statess President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate — and they’re not all about U.S. President Donald Trump.
Here are six of the key challenges Ottawa will be navigating in the coming months during a turbulent time in world politics.
In just six weeks, Carney will welcome his leading counterparts to Kananaskis, Alta., for the Group of Seven leaders’ summit.
Trump is invited to attend, as are the leaders of France, Germany, Japan, the U.K. and Italy, as well as the European Union. The summit sees G7 leaders take stock of the world’s challenges and sign a communiqué that sets the tone for other industrialized democracies.
When Canada last hosted a G7 summit in 2018, Trump refused to sign the closing communiqué, stormed off early and called Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau “very dishonest and weak” in a spat over steel and aluminum tariffs.
Ottawa is trying to keep Washington engaged in the G7. It put forward maritime security as a shared concern for countries sharing three oceans with Canada. Leaders at the summit are expected to discuss “shadow fleets” — vessels smuggling sanctioned goods — the recent rash of sabotage attacks on undersea cables, illegal fishing and biodiversity loss.
Canada must also decide which countries and institutions it will welcome as guests; South Africa is hosting the G20 summit in November and could be invited to Kananaskis. Carney already has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Carney is widely expected to attend the annual summit of the NATO military alliance, which starts June 24 in the Netherlands.
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