https://www.scmp.com/rss/325341/feed The latest news on Justin Trudeau, Canadian politician and former prime minister of Canada, including political news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Alberta was “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the province’s leader moved the oil-rich region closer towards a referendum on independence. Separatists in the western province spent months collecting signatures seeking to trigger a binding October vote on seceding from the nation. On May 4, they delivered their petition to provincial officials, insisting they had collected more than enough names to force a vote under Alberta... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354585/pm-carney-says-alberta-essential-canada-separatist-push-advances?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354585/pm-carney-says-alberta-essential-canada-separatist-push-advances?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2026 16:30:46 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Prime Minister Mark Carney and the leader of Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province took a major step on Friday towards building an oil pipeline that could substantially increase crude exports to Asia. Expanding overseas energy exports has emerged as a key part of Carney’s strategy to reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the US, but plans for a new pipeline are facing stiff resistance over environmental concerns. Alberta’s conservative Premier Danielle Smith was a relentless critic of Carney’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353780/canada-takes-key-step-towards-new-oil-pipeline-serve-asia-markets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353780/canada-takes-key-step-towards-new-oil-pipeline-serve-asia-markets?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2026 21:24:09 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji A report from Canada’s spy agency that identifies Khalistani extremism as a national security threat may accelerate a diplomatic reset with India, even as analysts say allegations of interference by New Delhi continue to cloud the relationship. Delhi has long complained that a small number of Sikh separatist extremists have used Canadian soil to organise, raise funds and support violence connected to the push for “Khalistan”, a proposed independent Sikh state in India’s Punjab. The report by the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3353121/canada-labels-sikh-extremism-threat-while-accusing-india-meddling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3353121/canada-labels-sikh-extremism-threat-while-accusing-india-meddling?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:05 +0000 Reuters,Associated Press Reuters,Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney returns to Parliament on Tuesday with more power after he secured a majority government by sweeping three special elections. Carney’s Liberals now have 174 of the 343 seats in the House of Commons and won’t need support from opposition parties to pass legislation after winning three districts that became vacant after last year’s election. It would also likely mean Carney, who took office with no political experience and has earned global praise for his efforts... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349976/canadas-carney-secures-majority-government-special-election-wins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349976/canadas-carney-secures-majority-government-special-election-wins?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:03:43 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is on the verge of securing a majority government as special elections are held in three districts on Monday. Votes are being cast in the Toronto-area districts of Scarborough Southwest and University-Rosedale, which are considered safe seats for Carney’s Liberals, and in the Montreal-area district of Terrebonne, which is considered a toss-up. Winning just one of them would give Carney a majority. The Liberals now have 171 members of Parliament in the House of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349948/canadian-pm-carney-verge-majority-government-amid-special-elections?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349948/canadian-pm-carney-verge-majority-government-amid-special-elections?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:24:18 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Canada will allow TikTok to continue operating in the country, a complete reversal after the government had previously ordered the social media company to close its Canadian division for security reasons. In November 2024, under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, Canada ordered ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, to wind down its Canadian subsidiary. That would not have banned the app’s use but would have forced its offices in Toronto and Vancouver to close. But in January, that order was set... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346025/tiktok-gets-green-light-stay-canada-reversing-earlier-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346025/tiktok-gets-green-light-stay-canada-reversing-earlier-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:31:28 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji India wants 100 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by mid-century. It currently has roughly 8GW. Getting there will require not just capital, technology and political will, but a reliable fuel supply that domestic production alone cannot provide. The 10-year uranium agreement signed on Monday when Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi is designed to address exactly that constraint. Analysts say it is a structural commitment – one intended to meet... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345211/indias-100gw-nuclear-push-was-missing-one-thing-canada-just-provided-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3345211/indias-100gw-nuclear-push-was-missing-one-thing-canada-just-provided-it?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:14:45 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s coming trip to India is expected to further efforts for a diplomatic reset and strengthen Canada’s trade links with the world’s fourth biggest economy. Carney arrives in New Delhi on Thursday, as part of a regional tour that also takes in Australia and Japan. Analysts see this as a clear signal of Ottawa and Delhi’s shared intent to prioritise economic ties. Canada has positioned its talks with India as a key step in diversifying trade and reducing reliance... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3344592/canadas-carney-push-pragmatic-reset-india-trade-and-diplomacy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3344592/canadas-carney-push-pragmatic-reset-india-trade-and-diplomacy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:08:53 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg British Columbia Premier David Eby said Alberta separatists who have sought help from Washington in their quest to gain independence from Canada are carrying out an act of immense disloyalty. “To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there’s an old-fashioned word for that – and that word is treason,” said Eby, the leader of Canada’s westernmost province, which is Alberta’s neighbour. The Financial Times reported that officials in the Trump administration have... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341747/canadas-eby-slams-separatists-seeking-us-help-word-treason?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341747/canadas-eby-slams-separatists-seeking-us-help-word-treason?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:58:44 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday played down US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat against Canada, saying the comments should be viewed with an eye towards a coming trade deal review. Asked about Trump’s threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports should Ottawa finalise a new trade deal with China, Carney told reporters that the North American free trade deal is up for review this year and “the president is a strong negotiator”. “I think some of these... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341309/carney-links-trumps-new-tariff-threat-north-america-trade-deal-review?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341309/carney-links-trumps-new-tariff-threat-north-america-trade-deal-review?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:02:01 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Alberta is a very cold place in winter, even by Canadian standards. And yet, in the past week, hundreds of Albertans formed long queues in freezing weather, in big cities and small towns, to sign a petition for an independence referendum for the province. If at least 177,732 signatures – 10 per cent of the total number of votes cast in the last provincial general election – are collected and verified before early May, a referendum on Alberta statehood can be legally held in the autumn. It now... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340386/how-donald-trump-could-break-canada?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3340386/how-donald-trump-could-break-canada?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:30:10 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg For months, many Canadians hoped Donald Trump had lost interest in making their country the 51st US state – his plate full with turning Washington and the global trading system upside down. Those hopes are fading. The shock capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Trump’s ramped-up talk of seizing Greenland have rattled Canada, forcing citizens to take seriously the US president’s past threats to Canadian sovereignty. The administration’s declaration that “THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE” makes... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339463/trumps-venezuela-and-greenland-threats-make-canada-fear-its-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339463/trumps-venezuela-and-greenland-threats-make-canada-fear-its-next?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:12:49 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to China next week as his government tries to rebuild relations with the Asian superpower and reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the US. Carney is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit and will have discussions on trade, energy, agriculture and international security, his office said Wednesday. It will be the first trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decade, after a diplomatic row was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339101/canadas-carney-visit-china-trump-tariffs-hurt-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339101/canadas-carney-visit-china-trump-tariffs-hurt-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:18:30 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced the head of Ukraine’s security service on Monday, continuing a top-level reshuffle ahead of a trip to Paris where he hoped to finalise agreements with allies on how to ensure that Russia does not repeat its invasion if a peace agreement is signed. Zelensky has been trying to revamp his administration as the grinding war of attrition with Russia marks its fourth anniversary next month. He is keen to keep up the momentum of US-led peace talks as well as... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3338830/zelensky-hires-canadas-ex-deputy-pm-chrystia-freeland-ukraines-economic-adviser?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3338830/zelensky-hires-canadas-ex-deputy-pm-chrystia-freeland-ukraines-economic-adviser?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:31:59 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Canada’s governing Liberals were one seat short of a simple majority in Parliament after a Conservative lawmaker defected and joined Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party on Thursday. Michael Ma was the second Canadian Conservative opposition lawmaker to join the Liberals in just over a month. Hong Kong-born Ma, who represents Markham–Unionville, said he entered politics “to focus on solutions, not division”. “I have concluded that Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering the steady, practical... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336152/canadas-carney-cusp-majority-rule-after-another-defection-his-liberals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336152/canadas-carney-cusp-majority-rule-after-another-defection-his-liberals?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:08:04 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service The fireworks between Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are now Instagram official, following months of speculation and steamy sightings. The 41-year-old pop star, who recently ended her engagement to Orlando Bloom, shared a selfie on Saturday with the former Canadian prime minister, showing them cuddled up beneath the fall foliage in Japan. “Tokyo times on tour and more,” wrote Perry, who performed just outside the country’s capital on Wednesday as part of the Asian leg of her Lifetimes Tour. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335488/katy-perry-justin-trudeau-make-romance-official-japan-trip-photos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335488/katy-perry-justin-trudeau-make-romance-official-japan-trip-photos?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 01:35:43 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji India and Canada have agreed to restart talks on a long-delayed free-trade agreement, in the strongest signal yet of a thaw in their relations following a two-year diplomatic row triggered by the 2023 killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. The resumption of negotiations underscores both countries’ aim to prioritise economic ties over a resolution to a lingering political issue, even as the underlying tensions over Sikh separatism remain unresolved, according to analysts. The... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3334063/economics-above-politics-india-and-canada-resume-trade-agreement-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3334063/economics-above-politics-india-and-canada-resume-trade-agreement-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:28:53 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo What a difference an administration change makes in Ottawa, even though both the current and preceding governments are from the Liberal Party. Three years ago, Canada under Justin Trudeau labelled China a “disruptive global power”. Last month, his successor Mark Carney reached agreement with Beijing to revive the strategic partnership the two nations signed in 2005, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand saying the framework would be “renewed and refocused”. “We must be nuanced in our... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3332212/carneys-canada-finally-gets-real-about-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3332212/carneys-canada-finally-gets-real-about-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:30:09 +0000 Jill Lander Jill Lander It’s November! The 10th solar month in the Chinese calendar runs from November 7 to December 6, and it’s the month of the Fire Pig – ding hai. The Pig symbol relates to wealth – which is why we have piggy banks! It’s almost the end of the year, a time of reflection, short days and an excess of yin energy, so if life has felt out of sync lately, you are not alone. November is a unique month, as it is one of the “double months” of 2025, meaning that the good energy residing within our personal... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3332147/your-horoscopes-november-2025-month-fire-pig-work-money-and-relationships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3332147/your-horoscopes-november-2025-month-fire-pig-work-money-and-relationships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:14:33 +0000 Letters Letters When I looked at the latest Our World in Data line chart on global electricity generation, one line shot up like the side of a mountain – China’s. At more than 10,000 terawatt-hours, its electricity generation towers over the United States and other countries. For those of us in Southeast Asia, it’s both awe-inspiring and unsettling. Some say this proves China’s unmatched discipline and ambition. But from this side of Asia, I see something more complex. The story is not simply about hard work –... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3331866/southeast-asia-must-find-its-own-path-sustainability-china-has?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3331866/southeast-asia-must-find-its-own-path-sustainability-china-has?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Nov 2025 03:30:10 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Pop star Katy Perry and her rumoured new sweetheart, former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, are the hottest new couple in town. The pair were first spotted cosying up in Montreal in July, months after Trudeau resigned from his official post. This potential first date was followed by an October outing on a yacht in Santa Barbara, where the couple were photographed kissing, per the Daily Mail. Days later, the “Dark Horse” singer spent her 41st birthday with the politician at Crazy Horse in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3331604/meet-xav-ex-canadian-pm-justin-trudeaus-rapper-eldest-son?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3331604/meet-xav-ex-canadian-pm-justin-trudeaus-rapper-eldest-son?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:00:25 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim The leaders of China and Canada held their first formal talks since 2017 on Friday, with both sides agreeing to revive exchanges and cooperation in an effort to repair strained ties. Chinese President Xi Jinping met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, telling him that relations showed a “trend of recovery and positive development” following their nations’ mutual efforts. “[China] is willing to work... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331119/xi-carney-talks-open-door-canada-make-lost-time-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331119/xi-carney-talks-open-door-canada-make-lost-time-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:00:11 +0000 Reuters Reuters Air Canada’s striking flight attendants on Sunday refused a government-backed labour board’s order to return to work, forcing the airline to delay restarting its operations and leaving its passengers in limbo. The Canadian Union of Public Employee said the 10,000 Air Canada attendants it represents would remain on strike, calling the order unconstitutional and “designed to protect the airline’s profit”. Instead, it invited Air Canada – the country’s largest airline – back to the table to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322156/air-canada-flight-attendants-will-continue-strike-union-says-defying-government?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322156/air-canada-flight-attendants-will-continue-strike-union-says-defying-government?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:30:57 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Most people hate and ridicule Donald Trump’s universal tariffs. But if there is a silver lining, it’s that they expose the hypocrisy and self-defeating internal trade barriers that countries or trading blocs have built up over a long time, resulting in a huge drag on their own economies. That loss in potential earnings could equal or even exceed the tariffs Trump has imposed on them. This has been the case, for example, in Canada, China and the European Union. The tariff crisis has brought... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3318996/trumps-tariffs-have-silver-lining-nations-move-free-their-economies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3318996/trumps-tariffs-have-silver-lining-nations-move-free-their-economies?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 01:00:13 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg TikTok is trying to talk to Canada about security solutions that would spare the popular video app from a looming order to shut down operations in the country. So far, its pleas have fallen on deaf ears, said Steve de Eyre, director of TikTok’s government affairs for Canada, in an interview. “We are still looking to get to the table,” he said. TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, started this month to freeze spending on cultural programmes and sponsorships following a November directive to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318204/tiktok-urgently-pitches-canada-security-solution-avoid-shutdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318204/tiktok-urgently-pitches-canada-security-solution-avoid-shutdown?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:24:26 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney came to power, there was hope that he might try to improve relations with China, which have been in a deep freeze since the debacle over Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou. After all, China is the country’s second-largest trading partner after the US. The answer came last weekend. Citing national security, Ottawa ordered the Canadian branch of Hikvision, the partly state-owned Chinese security camera manufacturer, to completely shut down all its operations in the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3316934/canada-playing-dangerous-game-provoking-both-china-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3316934/canada-playing-dangerous-game-provoking-both-china-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 22:45:08 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji The move by India and Canada to reinstate high commissioners in each other’s capitals marks an important step towards mending their frayed relationship after the 2023 killing of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia. Following a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the sidelines of this week’s Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, both countries issued separate statements to pledge their commitment to strengthening... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3315284/will-india-and-canada-move-beyond-past-rancour-and-normalise-ties-quickly?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3315284/will-india-and-canada-move-beyond-past-rancour-and-normalise-ties-quickly?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:20:29 +0000 Reuters Reuters The leaders of India and Canada held on Tuesday what they called a productive first bilateral meeting since then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi in 2023 of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist. Relations have been poor for almost two years but there was no sign of tension when Prime Minister Mark Carney warmly welcomed Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the Group of Seven summit he is chairing in Alberta. Both men issued statements saying the talks had gone... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314841/modi-and-carney-meet-reset-india-canada-ties-after-tense-2-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314841/modi-and-carney-meet-reset-india-canada-ties-after-tense-2-years?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:20:01 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A Canadian indigenous leader who greeted world heads of state arriving for the Group of Seven (G7) summit says he was “filled with rage” and considered leaving before Donald Trump arrived, saying the US president has “caused much pain and suffering in the world”. Instead, Steven Crowchild prayed, consulted his peoples’ leaders and ultimately opted to stay on the tarmac for a long conversation with Trump that he hopes will call more attention to promoting peace, protecting clean water and other... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314664/canadian-indigenous-leader-was-filled-rage-intense-conversation-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314664/canadian-indigenous-leader-was-filled-rage-intense-conversation-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:45:39 +0000 Reuters Reuters Members of Canada’s Sikh community who were warned by police that the`ir lives were at risk and allege the Indian government is responsible for the threat are incensed by Ottawa’s invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited Modi, although India is not a member of the group of seven economies, to attend the summit that starts on Sunday as a guest. It will be Modi’s first visit to Canada in a decade and a diplomatic test for... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314460/canadas-sikhs-outraged-modi-g7-invitation-plan-protest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3314460/canadas-sikhs-outraged-modi-g7-invitation-plan-protest?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:17:06 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi last week to attend the G7 summit starting on Sunday has sparked debate on whether the last-minute request came amid pressure from other countries in the group of rich nations or is a sign of a thaw in ties with India. Carney extended the invitation to Modi in a phone call between the two leaders on Friday. Modi has accepted the invitation, saying his meeting with Carney will lead to “renewed vigour” in... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3313991/acceptance-indias-modi-attend-g7-summit-canada-pyrrhic-victory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3313991/acceptance-indias-modi-attend-g7-summit-canada-pyrrhic-victory?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:32:01 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to skip this month’s G7 summit in Canada – the first time in six years that he would miss the gathering – in a move seen by observers as a reflection of ongoing bilateral tensions despite the recent change in government in Ottawa. The June 15–17 meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – will be held in Kananaskis, Alberta. Although India is not... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3312927/canada-india-reset-hold-modis-likely-g7-no-show-suggests-so?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3312927/canada-india-reset-hold-modis-likely-g7-no-show-suggests-so?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:00:10 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s appointment of four Indian-origin politicians to key roles in his new government – including Anita Anand as foreign minister – has raised hopes of a reset in strained diplomatic and trade relations with India. Maninder Sidhu was named minister for international trade, while Ruby Sahota and Randeep Sarai were given roles as secretaries of state for crime prevention and international development, respectively. The high-profile appointments come as expectations... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3310708/new-faces-carneys-cabinet-raise-hopes-reset-india-canada-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3310708/new-faces-carneys-cabinet-raise-hopes-reset-india-canada-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 May 2025 09:00:07 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Save the planet or save Canada – that seems to be the dilemma. This week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith dropped a bombshell. She said unless the federal government allows her province to “drill, baby drill”, she will try to pull it out of Canada. Quebec, part deux? Well, she didn’t say it in so many words, but it was clear what she meant. She demands that Ottawa guarantees: land and port access to the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic coasts for the export of Alberta oil, gas, critical minerals and... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3309739/alberta-throws-down-gauntlet-becoming-energy-superpower?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3309739/alberta-throws-down-gauntlet-becoming-energy-superpower?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 May 2025 13:00:23 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday he will visit US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. The high-stakes meeting comes as Trump continues his trade war and annexation threats. Carney’s Liberal Party scored a stunning comeback victory in a vote widely seen as a rebuke of Trump, whose trade war and attacks on Canadian sovereignty outraged voters. “Canadians elected a new government to stand up to President Trump and build a strong economy,” Carney said in his first... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308909/canadas-pm-carney-visit-trump-white-house-tuesday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308909/canadas-pm-carney-visit-trump-white-house-tuesday?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 May 2025 15:44:05 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would visit Washington in the coming week, hailing him as “very nice” despite tensions over Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats. “He’s a very nice gentleman and he’s going to come to the White House very shortly, within the next week or less,” Trump said after the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party secured election victory in part by vowing to stand up to the US president. “I spoke to him yesterday, couldn’t... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308603/trump-says-canada-pm-mark-carney-visit-within-next-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308603/trump-says-canada-pm-mark-carney-visit-within-next-week?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:49:16 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji Mark Carney’s election as Canada’s new prime minister has opened the door to a reset in relations with India, with analysts hopeful the change in leadership could help both nations move past a period of diplomatic estrangement under the leadership of Justin Trudeau. Bilateral relations deteriorated after Trudeau alleged in 2023 that Indian agents were involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and leader of a Sikh separatist movement in India. The incident snowballed... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3308578/mark-carneys-win-sets-stage-reset-india-canada-ties-after-trudeau-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3308578/mark-carneys-win-sets-stage-reset-india-canada-ties-after-trudeau-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:50:52 +0000 Bochen Han Bochen Han Canada’s new government is likely to have more political latitude to work with China if tensions with America persist, analysts said, as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party secured a win in an election defined by voter hostility to US President Donald Trump’s trade war and aggressive rhetoric targeting Canada. In a related vein, Canada’s appetite for political alignment with the US on China, its second-largest trading partner, is expected to wane, analysts added. “There are real pressures... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308440/canada-now-likely-has-more-latitude-work-china-if-us-tensions-persist-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3308440/canada-now-likely-has-more-latitude-work-china-if-us-tensions-persist-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:00:34 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Canada was voting on Monday for a new government to confront a trade war and annexation threats by US President Donald Trump, who pushed for America to absorb its neighbour as polling stations opened. The Liberal Party, led by new Prime Minister Mark Carney, looked set to lose to the Conservatives’ Pierre Poilievre until the US president’s attacks on the country sparked a sudden reversal in poll forecasts. Trump forcefully inserted himself into Canadian politics on election day with a Truth... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308255/election-day-trump-wants-canada-become-cherished-51st-us-state?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3308255/election-day-trump-wants-canada-become-cherished-51st-us-state?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:54:54 +0000 Reuters Reuters Prime Minister Mark Carney clashed with his chief rival for the first time during Canada’s election campaign on Wednesday, in a French-language debate that could help determine who wins the April 28 vote and then deals with US tariffs. Polls show the ruling Liberals, who have been in power for 9½ years, ahead of the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre. Carney has admitted his French is imperfect. Jean-Marc Leger, head of Quebec-based polling firm Leger, said Carney exceeded expectations in a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3306838/canada-election-pm-carney-clashes-chief-rival-poilievre-1st-tv-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3306838/canada-election-pm-carney-clashes-chief-rival-poilievre-1st-tv-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:01:59 +0000 More than 50 countries have already agreed to settle with the United States after President Donald Trump declared tariffs against them. But not everyone has caved so easily. Canada and China are two noticeable cases. For different reasons, both have decided to call Trump’s bluff. Canada was not targeted in the latest round, but that’s only because the White House had already slapped a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods and 10 per cent on energy, with some exemptions, last month. Canadians have... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3305836/why-trump-tariffs-have-resulted-canada-and-china-fightback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3305836/why-trump-tariffs-have-resulted-canada-and-china-fightback?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:00:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters Canada said on Monday the most popular news account on Chinese social media platform WeChat was pushing false narratives about Prime Minister Mark Carney in a bid to influence the Canadian election campaign. “The information operation targeting Mr Carney is deliberately amplifying narratives in a coordinated and inauthentic way on WeChat, to Chinese audiences, including communities living in Canada,” the government’s Privy Council Office said. In a statement, Ottawa said the account had targeted... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3305574/canada-says-wechat-news-account-pushing-false-narratives-about-pm-mark-carney?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3305574/canada-says-wechat-news-account-pushing-false-narratives-about-pm-mark-carney?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:43:16 +0000 Canada will put 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on US-made vehicles in response to the Trump administration’s import taxes on foreign autos, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The Canadian tariffs will apply to vehicles that are not compliant with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and on the “non-Canadian content” in cars and trucks that are shipped from the US under the rules of that trade deal. In other words, the Canadian auto taxes largely mirror the structure of the US auto tariffs –... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3305146/canada-hits-us-car-sector-25-cent-tariffs-mirroring-trumps-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3305146/canada-hits-us-car-sector-25-cent-tariffs-mirroring-trumps-move?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:30:30 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday had a conversation that both men described as productive, although the latter said Ottawa would be imposing retaliatory tariffs next week as promised. Trump said the two had agreed to meet soon after Canada’s April 28 general election in which Carney – who took office two weeks ago – has made standing up to the US president the focus of his campaign. “I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada.... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3304373/trump-canadas-pm-carney-ease-tensions-productive-call?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3304373/trump-canadas-pm-carney-ease-tensions-productive-call?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:43:51 +0000 US President Donald Trump’s seeming conviction that the world is but a real-estate stage may have attracted ridicule, but the uncomfortable reality is that “nations” are a much more slippery concept than most of us like to admit, and the ingredients of nationhood or citizenship tricky to define. It would be helpful to be able to dismiss out of hand Trump’s imperial ambitions to make Canada America’s 51st state, buy Greenland from Denmark or to relocate Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians while he... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3304175/outraged-trump-canada-scrambles-define-what-makes-nation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3304175/outraged-trump-canada-scrambles-define-what-makes-nation?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:30:08 +0000 Lynn Farah Lynn Farah All eyes are on Canada, where Mark Carney recently became prime minister after Justin Trudeau stepped down. His appointment comes at a critical time as the “Great White North” faces a trade war declared by US President Donald Trump. At Carney’s side as he leads the country through one of its toughest challenges is his wife, Diana Fox Carney. A respected economist and author, Diana represents a stark contrast to her predecessor, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. Trudeau, a retired Canadian television... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3304119/meet-canadas-new-first-lady-diana-fox-carney-respected-economist-and-academic-author-comes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3304119/meet-canadas-new-first-lady-diana-fox-carney-respected-economist-and-academic-author-comes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:18 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent said US President Donald Trump must respect Canada’s sovereignty as they launched their election campaigns Sunday against the backdrop of a trade war and Trump’s annexation threats. Carney announced a five-week election campaign before the vote on April 28. “We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump’s unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty,” Carney... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3303551/canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-calls-snap-election-april-28?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3303551/canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-calls-snap-election-april-28?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:16:06 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent will kick off their election campaigns on Sunday against the backdrop of a trade war and annexation threats from US President Donald Trump. Carney will trigger a five-week election campaign on Sunday, before the vote on April 28, when he visits at midday Governor-General Mary Simon – who holds a constitutional and ceremonial role as the representative of Canada’s head of state, King Charles III – to request the Parliament be... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3303541/canada-votes-carney-seeks-strong-mandate-deal-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3303541/canada-votes-carney-seeks-strong-mandate-deal-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:42:11 +0000 US President Donald Trump is waging a trade war against the world with tariffs. He has imposed a 25 per cent tariff on some imports from Mexico and Canada, a 20 per cent levy on Chinese imports, and a 25 per cent duty on imported steel and aluminium. He also plans to add a 25 per cent tariff on European goods and enact reciprocal tariffs for all US trading partners. And he has threatened to implement a 100 per cent tariff on goods from Brics countries – an alliance initially comprising Brazil,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3303019/only-global-de-risking-us-can-stop-trumps-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3303019/only-global-de-risking-us-can-stop-trumps-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:30:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is poised to call a snap federal election on Sunday for April 28, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Thursday, citing sources. Liberal Party sources had told Reuters Carney would call an election soon after he won the party race to replace former prime minister Justin Trudeau on March 9, seeking a strong mandate during a turbulent time as relations with the neighbouring US deteriorate. A spokeswoman for Carney declined to comment. Carney, asked by... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3303190/canadas-pm-carney-expected-call-april-28-snap-polls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3303190/canadas-pm-carney-expected-call-april-28-snap-polls?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:12:07 +0000