Canadian PM Mark Carney affirms support for Greenland and Denmark’s sovereignty after Trump’s vow to take control of the territory.
DAVOS: Canada “stands firmly” with Greenland and Denmark, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday.
His statement came after US President Donald Trump vowed his plan to take control of the autonomous Danish territory was irreversible.
“Canada stands firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully supports their unique right to determine Greenland’s future,” Carney told the World Economic Forum.
Carney’s address also touched on themes he has addressed since entering Canadian politics last year.
He stated that a system of US-led global governance will not return to a pre-Trump normal.
Canada was one of the first countries “to hear the wake-up call” that a fundamental change was underway, the prime minister said.
He said Canada had benefitted from an era of “American hegemony” but now had to pivot.
He noted that great powers are increasingly using their economic power as leverage.
Carney urged middle powers, like Canada, to work together in defending a rules-based international order.
“Middle powers must act together, because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu,” Carney said.
