Carney's Junkets Abroad
Pitching Canada as "Reliable Partner" for U.S. and European Monopolies and War Machines
Canada's Prime Minister continues to make trips to Europe in the name of "strengthening relationships with European allies and advancing co-operation in key areas, including trade, energy, critical minerals, and collective defence." According to Carney, "As the world becomes more dangerous and divided, Canada is focused on strengthening and diversifying its international partnerships. Canada is deepening co-operation on trade, energy, and defence with our long-standing European allies. Together, we will create greater security, stability, and prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic."
Far from creating "greater
security, stability and prosperity" on either side of the
Atlantic, Carney's meetings and pronouncements reveal the
essence of his government's reckless pursuit of militarizing the
economy and engaging in war production which he claims will make
Canada the number one economy of the G7. He goes so far as to
claim that by riding roughshod over the social and natural
environment and the inherent rights of the peoples which
comprise Canada as well as the countries of Europe, Canada will
replace the U.S. as the world's gatekeeper of power to protect
Anglo-American imperialist interests.
He put this succinctly on September 22 when he addressed the U.S. Council on Foreign Affairs in New York City on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly where Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the Assembly, not Carney. Without naming the U.S., Carney referred to recent changes in trade and international relations as "a transition." "This is a rupture," Carney said, adding that Canada can thrive in this situation.
The idea of Canada thriving in the situation of "rupture" created by U.S. President Donald Trump seems to appeal to Carney who constantly uses the parlance of salesmen of banking interests seeking investment funds.
Referring to Canada as a "middle power," Carney presented Canada as a reliable trading partner that gives other countries what they want in terms of human and natural resources and elimination of regulations protecting those resources. Bragging that his government has "removed all federal barriers to interprovincial trade," he said: "We have passed landmark legislation to fast-track literally hundreds of billions of dollars of projects in energy, in AI, in critical minerals, in new trade corridors. We are doubling our defence spending by 2030. Our core capabilities with respect to defence, AI, quantum, cyber, critical minerals provide unique opportunities for dual-use [meaning civilian and military use] and economic benefit, and we intend to fully exploit those."
Carney elaborated further saying,
"We are diversifying our trading relationships and our security
partnerships. We signed the most comprehensive agreement with
the European Union from a non-European Union member, the
Economic and Security Partnership with the EU. We signed that at
the end of June. [... W]e are on track to be a full member of
SAFE, the European defense arrangement, which allows us to
diversify and accelerate our defense procurement."
Fundamental to Carney's foreign policy is who is the "we" he speaks about so blithely. When we say Who Decides, We Decide, it puts decisions by a "we" on the table. It puts decisions at the centre of the question of power, of human energy.
Fundamental to we decide is the meaning that we make the judgements. The meaning of the "we" refers to people making judgements, people as the makers of history. All this content is lost today when the ruling class blithely suggests its interests constitute the "we the people." When Carney speaks, there is neither argument nor reasoning. Only incoherence.
This article was published in
Volume 55
Number 10 - October 2025
Article Link:
https://cpcml.ca/Tmlm2025/Articles/M5501012.HTM
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