After first visiting France, Carney will head to the UK where he will speak to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III, who is Canada’s head of state,
Euronews reports.
Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to travel to Paris on his first official visit seeking to shore up support from one of Canada's oldest allies as US President Donald Trump continues to attack Canada's sovereignty and economy.
The trip to meet French President Emmanuel Macron will be followed by a visit to London, where he will speak to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III — who is also Canada's head of state.
Carney deliberately chose the two European capital cities that shaped Canada's early existence, dodging Trump for now.
During his swearing-in ceremony, he noted the country was built on the bedrock of three peoples, French, English and Indigenous. Carney said Canada is fundamentally different from the US and will "never, ever, in any way shape or form, be part of the United States."
Since Trump came to office, he has imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium and repeatedly said he would make Canada the "51st state".
Those moves have infuriated Canadians and sparked a call to boycott US products across the country.
Trump has also threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products on 2 April.
