Prime Minister Mark Carney turned some heads in Switzerland on Tuesday with his stark assessment of the current state of global affairs. And we knew that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused or the victim," the prime minister said. But Roland Paris, a foreign policy adviser to former prime minister Justin Trudeau, told CBC News that Carney's speech left him wondering what comes next. Roland Paris, a former foreign policy adviser to former prime minister Justin Trudeau, breaks down Carney's speech and what it tells us about Canada's foreign policy going forward. In his speech, Carney touted his government's efforts to make new trade arrangements with countries in Europe and Asia in an effort to become less reliant on the U.S.

Source: CBC News January 21, 2026 17:20 UTC