Praising ‘coexistence,’ Mark Carney says Canada can show the world ‘another way is possible’
QUEBEC CITY — Following the impact of his major foreign policy speech in Davos this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke directly to Canadians on Thursday in a second wide-ranging address framed as a clarion call for the government’s vision, national unity, and the value of Canadian “coexistence.”
Carney also used the opportunity to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump, who warned the prime minister this week that Canada “lives” because of the United States, and that the Canadian leader should remember that.
Mark Carney proclaims that "diversity is a strength" in his speech to Canadians.
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness."
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