Canada’s Carney calls for stronger ties with France in face of new global threats

Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM

By Fergal Smith

TORONTO, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called for stronger ties with France in the face of new global threats. 

France and Canada have tasked their space agencies and defense ministries to jointly develop space launch systems and ground reception facilities, Carney said.

He was speaking in a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

(Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Edmund Klamann)


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