The visit just lasted the time of a meal and the appearance before the media, without questions, less than ten minutes. But the staging, a demonstration of the good harmony between France and Canada, was resounding in the United States political and commercial crisis with its traditional allies. The new prime minister of the American country, Mark Carney, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, met this morning in Paris to underline that both countries will collaborate because they are considered “reliable allies.” The meeting, the first of Carney with a foreign government since he assumed the position last Friday, occurred in full storm with Washington and the repeated threats of Annexation of Canada by Donald Trump. “I want to make sure that France and all of Europe work with enthusiasm with us, the most European country in non -European countries,” he said at a press conference with Macron in the Elysium Palace. Carney will interview Tuesday in London with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The meeting underlines the good harmony between the two countries, but also became an implicit criticism of the Trump administration every time the central themes in the joint declaration before the press were addressed. “We must reinforce the collaboration to guarantee our security, that of our allies and that of the entire world,” the Canadian launched. “Strengthen our diplomatic ties to face, together, this increasingly unstable and dangerous world”, and also create new “opportunities for our entrepreneurs,” he insisted while reiterating his willingness to continue supporting Ukraine and security in Europe, in a context in which the US seeks to negotiate peace directly with the Russia of Vladimir Putin. “We both defend sovereignty and security, as evidenced by our unwavering support for Ukraine. Canada will always be present to guarantee the security of Europe, ”said Carney.
Canada has been present at all meetings organized by the Elysium Palace to date. “We are peace powers”, “reliable allies” that will continue to demand from Russia “clear commitments” to achieve a “lasting peace” in Ukraine, Macron reiterated. “It is in this spirit that we will maintain our support for Ukraine and continue to demand clear commitments to Russia,” he added.
Canada lives an unprecedented crisis in its history: Donald Trump has launched a commercial war against his neighbor and does not stop affirming that he wants Canada to become the “51st American state”, something that Carney has rejected since the first minute. The Republican leader also imposed tariffs on Canadian goods (although there is a specific moratorium on cars), a measure that threatens to trigger a recession in the country. The “fair” trade is “undoubtedly more effective than tariffs, which generate inflation and damage production chains and the integration of our economies,” Macron criticized. “Mark Carmy is a man who loves his country, is committed to the defense of his interests and believes that national interests can be protected being a good partner in the international scene, establishing effective and respectful alliances,” said the French president in an evening allusion to Trump’s way of governing.
