Dubbed the ‘Carney Doctrine’, the Davos speech lamented the disintegration of rules-based order amid a rise of “great powers” that used economic “coercion” as a weapon. “Canada lives because of the United States,” Trump told attenders in Davos. The prime minister did acknowledge the country’s history was defined by a move “slowly, imperfectly, not without struggle” towards cooperation and partnership of the disparate groups that called it home. After giving his speech, Carney met- and hugged – the giant novelty snowman Bonhomme, who serves as the ambassador of the city’s winter carnival. Carney is in Quebec to meet with cabinet and attend briefings before parliament returns on Monday.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2026 23:23 UTC