One has to ask: was Mark Carney really the best choice to negotiate with Donald Trump? All signs point to “absolutely not.”Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Beijing this week, meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other high-ranking Communist party officials. After landing in China on Wednesday, Carney posted a video of himself waving before descending the steps of his plane to enjoy the red-carpet treatment. “The relationship between Canada and China has created opportunities and prosperity on both sides of the Pacific. Does Carney think China’s aspirations suddenly changed following the release of the final report of the Foreign Interference Commission a year ago?

Source: National Post January 17, 2026 17:27 UTC