Canada’s prime minister argued US aggression and protectionism had triggered a “rupture” in the global order, one that required middle powers such as his nation to band together — remarks in Davos that will likely represent a sharp contrast with ones expected from the American leader later today.
Mark Carney’s speech did not explicitly mention US President Donald Trump but clearly focused on him, warning against “using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.”
His comments were largely echoed by France’s president and the head of the European Commission, though Trump looks unfazed: Before heading to Davos, he refused, for example, to rule out using military force to seize Greenland.