The prime minister just gave the most hawkish speech in a generation The post Why Mark Carney Is Talking like It’s 1939 first appeared on The Walrus.

Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a boost in Canada’s defense budget and said spending would reach NATO’s target of 2% of gross domestic product by the end of the country’s fiscal year.

Mark Carney said he sees opportunity for Canada to build a new pipeline to ship more oil to foreign markets, if it’s tied to billions in green investments to reduce the industry’s environmental footprint.

Michael Sabia will add Clerk of the Privy Council to his resumé of senior corporate and government posts after the chief executive of Hydro Quebec was tapped by Prime Minister Mark Carney to lead Canada’s civil service starting July 7,

Canadian podcaster Josh Udall has expressed concerns that the Canadian government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (though he mentioned Mark Carney), may not fully understand the complexities of the Khalistan issue,

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he hopes to secure a commercial and security agreement soon with US President Donald Trump, though he tamped down expectations that a deal will be ready in time for the Group of Seven summit in a few days.

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