Carney heading to France for G7 summit as Trump says agreement reached with Iran
Carney will meet European leaders before a closed-door G7 dinner as reports say a U.S.-Iran deal could reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Evian-les-Bains this afternoon for the G7 summit, coinciding with Associated Press reports of an unreleased U.S.-Iran deal that could extend a ceasefire and open the Strait of Hormuz to global markets.
- To solidify Canada's diplomatic alignment before G7 discussions, Carney scheduled pre-summit meetings with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president António Costa before the official welcome.
- Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne started his Monday at the Toronto Stock Exchange, participating in a bell-ringing ceremony recognizing the ETF industry's growth before joining a fireside chat on wealth creation.
- With five sitting days left before House recess, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon introduced motions to fast-track fiscal measures and force a vote on Justice Minister Sean Fraser's anti-hate law bill.
- Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon plans to update federal privacy laws, recognizing privacy as a "fundamental right," while Health Minister Marjorie Michel will highlight federal actions in response to the illegal drug crisis later today.
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Will the EU be a player or a bystander in the post‑war US‑Iran negotiations?
Europe helped design the last Iran nuclear deal—yet this time, as ships, warplanes and diplomats converge around the Strait of Hormuz, the key decisions on sanctions, nukes and reparations may be taken in talks where the EU barely has a seat.
G7 Diverging on Hormuz: Trump Says It Will Open Soon vs. Europe; Discussions on Mine Removal and Maritime Patrols Face Difficulties as Agreement Has Not Yet Been Released; Shipping Industry Also Hesitates to Resume Ship Operations. Europe Raises Questions Over U.S. President Donald Trump's Claim that the Strait of Hormuz Will Rapidly Normalize Due to the Interim Agreement with Iran.
Carney says Canada 'very much welcomes' Trump's Iran peace deal
Subhead:The prime minister spoke with reporters in Ireland on Monday ahead of his trip to France for this year's G7 summit.# Prime Minister Carney applauded the Trump administration and its allies in the Middle East on Monday after a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. was reached following months of conflict. President Trump announced that a tentative peace agreement with Iran had been reached on Sunday, declaring that the Strait of Hormuz w…
Iranians say addressing Trump’s 'mental illness' head on helped secure deal: journalist
The United States and Iran reached a tentative agreement Sunday to bring about an end to the war, which one Iranian official involved in the negotiations credited, in part, to Tehran’s unorthodox approach to addressing what they considered to be President Donald Trump’s “mental illness.”Investigativ...
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