Mr Carney has exposed that as simply inaccurate,” said Jack Cunningham, a professor of international relations at the University of Toronto. Live Live Canada's PM Mark Carney says old world order 'is not coming back' - video“Carney is the first major western leader to basically acknowledge the reality. “The prime minister knows that Trump’s commitment and his words are essentially worthless. This flexible, seemingly ad hoc way of developing alliances comes in stark contrast to the concrete certainties of the post-war international order that Carney has long championed. “The prime minister was clear in his message: You don’t abandon those institutions, and you don’t give up on them.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2026 15:09 UTC