Canadian PM Mark Carney addresses parliament, Labor’s FOI bill ditched in Senate
Earlier today, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney In a rare speech to the Australian parliament, he told the Australian parliament that middle powers such as Canada and Australia would be overrun by increasingly assertive global superpowers if they did not work together in defence, trade and technology.
In his speech to the joint session of parliament, Carney announced that Australia will join the critical minerals alliance led by the G7, consisting of the most developed economies of the democratic world, in order to ensure that China cannot dominate this important sector.
Carney used his parliamentary speech to expand on the themes of his exit speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he declared an end to the “fantasy” of a post-World War II rules-based order.
“In a post-disengagement world, nations that are trusted and able to work together will get results faster, be more effective in their responses, be more proactive in shaping outcomes, and will ultimately be more secure and prosperous,” Carney said on Thursday.
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