Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 25, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will seek to expand commercial relations with Beijing, given China’s position as Canada’s second-largest trading partner. He adds that any expanded cooperation will be consistent with the values and interests of Canadians.
Carney made the comments during a Sept. 3 press conference as a two-day meeting with his cabinet kicked off in Toronto ahead of Parliament’s return. He was asked by reporters whether the apparent alignment between the regimes of China, Russia, and North Korea–following a meeting of their leaders in Beijing that day–would affect his approach to trade with China.
