Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday to strengthen bilateral ties ahead of the G7 summit, announcing deeper defence, intelligence-sharing, trade, and critical minerals cooperation, as well as the "next word order" to be built out of Europe.
"The president mentioned a few weeks ago at the European Political Community in Yerevan," said Carney. "I was honoured to attend and I said at that meeting that I believe that the next world order will likely be built out of Europe and Canada will be part of that effort."
The quote originated from his May 4 address at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, where he stated: “It is my strong personal view that the international order will be rebuilt, but it will be rebuilt out of Europe.”
Both leaders highlighted shared concerns over a “fragmented” international order marked by power politics, economic coercion, and challenges to rules-based norms.
Macron and Carney emphasized closer Canada-Europe partnerships to counter these pressures.
U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, autos, energy, and other goods—imposed since early 2025 have disrupted supply chains, contributed to Canada entering a technical recession (the only G7 nation so affected), and prompted retaliatory measures and diversification efforts.
Carney has repeatedly stated that the postwar era of deepening economic integration and tight security cooperation “is over,” describing heavy U.S. reliance as a “weakness” that Canada must correct through trade diversification (including deals with Europe, China, and others), domestic resilience, and stronger middle-power alliances.