He emphasised that he won’t have his agenda dictated by US President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world can make progress on a range of issues without the US, and that consensus reached at a Group of 20 (G-20) leaders’ meeting in Johannesburg

At the press conference, he detailed his attempts to strengthen ties with nations ranging from South Africa to India and China.

  • credo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    74·
    2 months ago

    Do it. There is nothing particularly special about the voices here. They could do well with getting taken down a few pegs.

  • mycodesucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    491·
    2 months ago

    Finally! Yes!

    Now get everyone else on board please! The sooner the US gets decoupled the sooner the rest of us can get back some kind of quality of life.

    • HumanOnEarth@lemmy.caEnglish
      24·
      2 months ago

      That’s the most important one. Unfortunately it’s almost impossible to compel compliance from major economies.

      Our best chance is what Carney is doing, move on without them in as many domains as possible and wait for the US to collapse or reform, then invite them to the big kids table again.

    • Rooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      The US has dodged its way out of every binding international treaty, including climate ones.

    • Artisian@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      I note the large investiment from Saudi Arabia UAE going towards Canada mentioned in the article; I’m not sure stopping fossil fuels is quite what he has in mind ='(

      • tempest@lemmy.caEnglish
        12·
        2 months ago

        Remember, the United States is the largest oil producer in the world. Canada is number 4 right behind Russia.

        We are not quite a Petro state but we are pretty close.

    • etuomaala@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I’m starting to think the only way to tackle climate change is for the people to start destroying fossil fuel infrastructure, starting with the highest volume targets that take the longest time to replace.

  • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    61·
    2 months ago

    Give it a week, he’ll find a way to coddle the Americans after Trump flips his lid over this.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1511·
    2 months ago

    Carney is an Obama-esque a-hole who says really nice things but, in fact, is going to drive many more Canadians into poverty. (As one would expect from an international banker-turned-politician.)

    But he’s not wrong, and what sucks is Americans really don’t know how trade deals work, so in a year-ish when all the post-tariff trade deals go in, and the supply chain has rerouted itself around the US, we’re all going to be poorer for it except for the handful of billionaires who profited handsomely off the economic chaos.

    • etuomaala@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Someone else would have been better, but Carney is the best Canada can manage with its dogshit voting system. At least he’s a servant of the state and not corrupt dictator wannabe like Trump. (Increasingly not wannabe)

  • jellygoose@lemmy.caEnglish
    33·
    2 months ago

    Also if the liberal party could stop disarming citizens at a time of high threat that d be great.

  • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1021·
    2 months ago

    Mr Carney emphasised that he won’t have his agenda dictated by US President Donald Trump.

    well that’s a new welcomed developement because since winning the election, Carney has done nothing but grovel for the idiot king

    let’s hope it’s not just more politician lies like during the campaign

      • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        I voted for Carney… would never vote for PP but what I say is accurate and I can back it up, being a bootlicker for Carney does not get you any points buddy

        Carney has done nothing but appease the Idiot King by giving him everything he wants:

        • Bill C2 Moves Canada towards a police state and hands over the data to Muricans

        • Bill C5 is the “drill baby drill” green light the Idiot King demanded

        • Carney kills Digital Service Tax entirely to appease the Orange Pedophile gaining Canada <checks notes> nothing

        • Carney’s first budget is nothing but neoliberal policies, killing any environmental protection (weak as they already were) and paid for by slashing jobs and services… exactly what the Serial Rapist Felon Pressy is doing in Murica

        I have no doubt PP would have made everything worse and with less dignity… but to pretend Carney has done a good job defending Canada or that he has even sustained an “elbows up” attitude as claimed during the election, is sycophantic behaviour

  • MrSpArkle@lemmy.caEnglish
    227·
    2 months ago

    Yes, and I can move on without my legs. Would be a shame to cut them off because of an infected toe though.