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Mark Carney and the New World Order

As Trump fights with the E.U. over Greenland, Prime Minister Mark Carney is making new trade deals and talking about a “new world order.” We talk about how Carney is navigating this new political reality
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Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with President Xi Jinping in front of Canadian and People's Republic of China's flags
Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick (The Canadian Press)
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, as the situation with Greenland continues to escalate. 

Carney’s Davos trip is coming on the heels of a visit to China and Qatar where the Prime Minister made deals with both countries. Last year, he called China the biggest threat to Canada’s security, but now he talks about a “new world order” and says “we take the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.”

Aaron Wherry, senior political correspondent, joins us to talk about how Carney is navigating this new reality.

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