CARNEY: "There's a Japanese proverb that articulates the opportunity ahead of us in these difficult times globally: After the rain, the ground grows firmer ... Today we are taking our first steps on firmer ground together."
PM Mark Carney attempts to say a few words in Japanese
Wait I know someone who is a privileged grifter and full of BS. ⬇️
Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull: "[PM Carney's visit] has put an energy into the Australian-Canadian relationship which it has lacked. I mean, when I was PM I couldn't get my counterpart Mr. Trudeau interested in Australia."
Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull on PM Carney's address to parliament: "Mark Carney is the first national leader of a major country to make this argument [about middle powers needing to work together] so clearly. And it cut through at Davos. It's been inspiring."
Mélanie Joly on the opening of NextStar Energy’s new electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor: "Today is more than opening a plant. It's actually Canada asserting control over its own economy. It's about creating jobs right here at home."
General Jenny Carignan: "We are not talking about participating to Epic Fury per se. This is not a mission that we are considering. However, our Gulf partners may require defense and support. So within that context, these would be the type of military options that we could consider."
the new pierre lasted approximately a day
RAE: "When I see statements saying the purpose of war is to kill people and to destroy a country ... that is completely inconsistent, not just a fancy phrase like 'international law', but it's inconsistent with our sense of humanity."
Q: Do you think that one way or another, Canada is somehow going to get sucked into this?
RAE: No -- because I think the considerable majority of the Canadian public do not want that to happen
Bob Rae says PM Carney's statement on Iran is consistent with the way the war is being conducted, noting Pete Hegseth's disregard for what he calls "stupid rules of engagement"
BOLTON: "I think the War Powers Act is unconstitutional. I think Trump's acting well within his constitutional authority."
BOLTON: "I don't think Donald Trump is so gullible that he'd be talked into a war by Bibi. I think he made a decision to do it. Contrary to his position in the first term ... I wish I'd persuaded him more effectively earlier."
BOLTON: "I've known Bibi Netanyahu for a long, long time, and he's one of the few people who's thought about regime change in Iran longer than I have."
BOLTON: "When America's founding fathers declared independence from Great Britain they didn't have a day after plan. They wanted to be independent, they figured out what they would do later. So it worked for us, I don't see why it can't work for the Iranians."
John Bolton says US-Israeli objectives in Iran are "completely justifiable and have been for about 20 years"
Canada’s PM reveals some clues about his discussion with China’s Xi in January. At a basic level, Xi articulated to Carney what everyone wants: "If you have a problem, talk to me directly. Don't criticize me publicly."
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CARNEY: "Canada's founding insight is that unity does not require uniformity. That we can share a country without conforming to a single identity. That our differences, honestly acknowledged and respectfully navigated, are a source of strength."
PM Mark Carney defends his statement on Iran: "There are no certainties in conflict. And so now that the conflict is moved on, now that the conflict is involving a much wider group ... it is not solely the decision of the principal belligerents to move to the de-escalation."
Q: Why in your first statement did you not call for any kind of de-escalation?
CARNEY: We made a statement within hours of the beginning of the hostilities and the objectives of the hostilities as we understood it could not have been achieved in that period.
PM Mark Carney on Canada participating in US military action in Iran: "One can never categorically rule out participation ... we will always defend Canadians. We will always stand by and defend our allies when called upon."
CARNEY: "We want to see a broader de-escalation of these hostilities ... We stress that that cannot be achieved unless we're in a position that Iran's ability to acquire a nuclear weapon, develop a nuclear weapon, and to export terrorism is ended."
CARNEY: "The world will always be driven by great powers, but it can also be shaped by middle powers that trust each other and act with speed and purpose. Australia and Canada have demonstrated that trust again this week."
CARNEY: "Australia and Canada have never waited for others to write our futures. We've written it ourselves through a century of choices, standing together in the darkest hours, building the post-war order with optimism and purpose, and now helping to create what comes next."
CARNEY: "The question today for middle powers like us is whether we establish the conventions and help write the new rules that will determine our security and prosperity or let the hegemons dictate outcomes."
CARNEY: "Of course, we are both nations still in the making. The important work of reconciliation with indigenous peoples is ongoing. We continue to strive so that everyone has equal opportunities, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or starting point in their lives."
CARNEY: "That commitment to building something together rather than resting on something inherited, is bred in the bone of our national characters."
CARNEY: "On this common foundation, we have built civic nations. Societies held together not by blood or soil, not by a single faith or culture, but by something more demanding and durable. A shared commitment to live together, to accommodate our differences, and to pursue the common good."
CARNEY: "Although we could not be further physically apart, Canada and Australia are strategic cousins ... Two sovereign nations, two proud democracies, the true North and the Land Down Under, navigating with the same values."
