Below are Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. But I also submit to you that other countries, particularly middle powers like Canada, are not powerless. The multilateral institutions on which middle powers have relied — the WTO, the UN, the COP — the very architecture of collective problem solving, are under threat. And the question for middle powers, like Canada, is not whether to adapt to the new reality — we must. 'Middle powers must act together'Middle powers must act together because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu.

Source: CBC News January 21, 2026 09:07 UTC