Prime Minister Mark Carney had an eventful week that saw him try and reposition Canada on the world stage and host high-level cabinet meetings — but it ended with unanswered questions about what comes next. Carney was scheduled to take reporters' questions after two days of meetings with his front benches in Quebec City — standard fare at these retreats. Carney's main interaction with reporters came Thursday evening, when he told a group trying to get answers on the Trump relationship that their questions were boring. Boring or not, the stack of questions for the prime minister has grown over the week, including where the fractured bilateral relationship goes and what that could mean for trade negotiations. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"Canada doesn't live because of the United States," Carney shot back in a nearly 30-minute address Thursday that kicked off the gathering.

Source: CBC News January 24, 2026 06:08 UTC