Trump's WILD Reaction to Carney's Ireland Speech GOES VIRAL

[0:00] Just a few months ago, Mark Carney warned that the world order was breaking apart [0:05] because of Donald Trump. Many dismissed it as political rhetoric. [0:10] Today, standing in Ireland, Carney did something much more dramatic. He stopped talking about what [0:17] is breaking and started talking about what comes next. A new network of countries, new alliances, [0:24] new trade relationships, and a future where countries like Canada no longer put all of [0:31] their trust in a single superpower. These were some of the most consequential international [0:38] remarks Carney has made since becoming prime minister. Because these weren't routine speeches [0:44] in Ireland. These were speeches about the future of global power. [0:49] Ireland and Canada are navigating a global rupture, not a quiet transition. [0:56] The post-Cold War world of rules-based order is breaking down. Multilateral institutions have [1:04] weakened. Economic integration, from which we have benefited, is being weaponized. [1:10] The international trading system, which we have relied upon for decades, is under threat. [1:18] And at the same time, new technologies, from artificial intelligence to cyber and quantum, [1:24] are changing the nature of war, the structure of economies, and the possibilities of human [1:29] advancement. Climate change is no longer a warning. It's here. [1:35] Last month, as you know and you felt, Ireland experienced its hottest May on record. [1:42] In Canada last year, forests larger than Ireland burned in the drought and heat. [1:50] Global conflicts are expanding and evolving. They're more than kinetic, as horrible as that is. [1:57] They're economic, they're social, they're technological. Canada, Ireland, and Europe are increasingly [2:06] and more immediately vulnerable to once distant threats. I suggest that amidst this change, [2:14] amidst this disruption, Canada, Ireland, and Europe can be pivotal, powerful, and purposeful. [2:22] A force for good. Pivotal because we are the most connected region in the world, [2:30] to each other and to others. Canada has 16 free trade agreements with 51 countries, [2:38] covering one and a half billion people, two-thirds of global GDP. And we're on course to double that [2:46] market access this year. The EU maintains preferential access to over 80 partner countries, [2:54] making it the top trading partner for 80 nations globally. Together, we are powerful, [3:02] because we have the capacity to act together. Combined, the population is more than twice that [3:10] of the United States. We have a larger cultural export industry and a more diverse one, I might add, [3:17] a similarly sized GDP, comparable R&D spend. Our collective defence budget is twice that of China's. [3:26] We're home to the majority of the world's top 100 universities and over half of the world's Nobel Prize winners. [3:36] So together, we are one of the largest economic, cultural, technological, financial blocks in the world. [3:44] What makes Carney's remarks so significant is that he wasn't simply describing problems, [3:51] he was describing solutions. For years, many countries built their economic strategies [3:57] around a simple assumption that deeper integration would automatically create greater stability. [4:04] But recent years have exposed the weaknesses in that thinking. Supply chains can be disrupted, [4:12] trade can become political, economic relationships can be used as leverage, [4:17] and countries that become too dependent on a single partner can suddenly find themselves vulnerable. [4:25] That is the reality Carney was speaking to today. His argument is that Canada must build resilience [4:32] by expanding its options. That is why Europe keeps appearing at the center of Carney's international agenda. [4:39] Because from his perspective, Canada's future prosperity will depend on having choices, [4:46] not dependencies. And the more uncertain the world becomes, the more valuable those choices become. [4:53] Today, sovereignty requires reliable access to semiconductors, to space-based communications. [5:00] It requires unhindered access to artificial intelligence, the latest models for protection, [5:07] as well as knowledge creation. Critical minerals, payment systems, clean energy technologies, vaccines. [5:16] Now, because over decades, governments and businesses prioritized efficiency over resilience, [5:23] we all have developed supply chains and trading relationships that create dependencies, [5:30] that can turn economic integration from an advantage, which is what it was, into subordination. [5:36] And so, Canada's strategic imperative is to build sovereign capabilities and resiliencies in these key areas. [5:44] That starts at home. We're fast-tracking a trillion dollars of investment in energy, AI, critical minerals, [5:52] new trade corridors. We're investing to double our clean electricity grid. We're investing in quantum. [6:00] We're building our food security. But we recognize a second principle, that building true sovereignty [6:08] cannot be achieved in isolation. It requires diversification. It requires partnership. And so, [6:15] we are focused on building a dense web of connections, said another way, ad hoc coalitions that work, [6:23] issue by issue, with partners that share enough common ground to act together. And that's why Canada [6:30] was the first non-European country to join the EU's Safe Defence Procurement Program. It's why we've signed [6:39] 20 new economic and security agreements over five continents in the past year. It's why we're [6:47] championing efforts to build a bridge between the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the European Union, [6:53] something that would create a trading block of one and a half billion people, a rules-based trading [6:59] block of one and a half billion people. These coalitions are also there to help solve global [7:09] problems with a rules-based order that's under threat, the so-called variable geometry. Perhaps the [7:17] most fascinating part of today's visit was Carney's discussion about middle powers. Because traditionally, [7:24] countries like Canada were often viewed as reacting to decisions made by larger countries. Carney is [7:32] proposing something very different. He believes countries such as Canada, Ireland, Australia, and many [7:39] European nations can play a much larger role in shaping global events than they have in the past, [7:46] not because they are military superpowers, not because they dominate the global economy, [7:53] but because they share common interests, common values, and common challenges. And if those countries [8:00] work together, they become far more influential than they would be on their own. That was really the [8:08] underlying message of today's visit. Canada isn't looking for someone to lead it. Canada is looking [8:15] for partners. And Carney believes that a coalition of middle powers may become one of the most important [8:22] forces in international politics over the next decade. If you find these deeper geopolitical stories [8:30] interesting, make sure you're subscribed to Canada today. Canada's place in the world is changing [8:37] rapidly. And we're here every day covering that journey. In other words, building coalitions that focus [8:44] on specific issues from AI with India and Australia to our critical minerals alliance with the G7 to nuclear [8:53] energy with South Africa. These are examples of what Canada is doing. The point is that in a world of great [9:01] power rivalry, middle powers have a choice, which is to compete for favor of the great powers or to combine [9:09] to create a third path with impact. The nations that invest in their own capabilities and partner with [9:17] like-minded allies will multiply their strength. They become a more effective block to deter aggression, [9:25] to protect their supply chains, and to realize their core economic interests, and because of the economic [9:31] interests, their social values. My third point is that Canada and Ireland are exceptionally well-placed [9:42] to seize this moment. The final message from Ireland may have been the most consequential, [9:49] because Carney wasn't talking about a future that might arrive someday. He was talking about a future [9:56] that is already taking shape. The institutions that dominated global politics for decades are facing [10:03] challenges they were never designed to handle. New economic powers are emerging, new alliances are [10:10] forming, and countries everywhere are reassessing old assumptions. That's why Carney's comments about the G7 [10:19] were so revealing. He understands that influence is becoming more distributed, that power is becoming more [10:26] complex, and that countries can no longer rely on the same formulas that worked 20 or 30 years ago. [10:34] Whether people agree with his vision or not, there is no question that Carney sees the world changing [10:40] faster than many political leaders are willing to admit. And rather than waiting for those changes to [10:47] arrive, he is trying to position Canada ahead of them. You're going back to France having been there this week [10:53] for the critical G7 summit. And I wonder, the references of course have been made again to your Davos speech, [11:03] the rupture, the breakdown and the various in the world order essentially, certainly the institutions [11:08] that we're familiar with are under pressure. Is there a prospect at all at this meeting for even the [11:16] beginnings of a sense of what a new order might look like? I mean, you're unconscious of the, you know, the old [11:22] Antonio Gramsci quote that the the old world is dead, but the new one cannot yet be born. Are we still in that phase? [11:30] Is it too much hope for just some strands of possibility and opportunity in Paris, in France? [11:38] Yes, possibly. Certainly, here's a safe answer. The strands of that new order yet to be born could be [11:47] woven in Evian, which is the G7. And maybe I'll justify that. First, who's at the table? It's more than the G7. [11:58] More than half the meeting will include so-called outreach partners, particularly India, the leaders [12:07] of India, the leaders of Brazil, the Gulf states as well. The leader of Kenya, Mr. Ruto, will be there. [12:17] So a series of other partners which bring a broader perspective and a broader element of the of the [12:22] solution. So that's the first. And it's a recognition that the G7, if it ever did run the world, no longer [12:28] runs the world or pretends to. The second is there are a few issues that are moving, in my judgment, [12:38] quite rapidly, where this absence of rules or standards or common coordination are laying bare [12:47] at the risk that we're running. And sometimes I'll suggest that it's easier to solve a new problem than [12:54] it is to go back and fix the enduring one. And I'll make that tangible, which is that AI is effectively [13:03] unregulated as we sit here. There are initiatives at the national level, the initiatives coming at the [13:10] European level. We are taking measures, but the training of models, the accessibility to models and [13:17] agents is unregulated. That has issues from perspective of child safety. There are other issues. [13:26] What happened in Ireland today was about much more than a diplomatic visit. It was a glimpse into [13:33] how Mark Carney sees Canada's future. Throughout the day, he returned to the same idea. The world is [13:40] changing. Old assumptions are being challenged and countries that fail to adapt risk being left behind. [13:49] Carney's answer is not isolation or dependence on any single partner. It's diversification, [13:57] stronger alliances, and building relationships with countries that share Canada's interests and values. [14:04] Whether that vision succeeds remains to be seen. But one thing became very clear today. Carney believes [14:12] Canada has an opportunity not just to adapt to a changing world, but to help shape it. Let me know what [14:21] you think in the comments below. Do you agree with Carney's vision of Canada working more closely with [14:27] Europe and other middle powers? Or should Canada remain primarily focused on its relationship with the [14:34] United States? If you enjoyed this analysis, don't forget to like the video, share it with others, [14:42] and subscribe to Canada today. [14:45] Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next one.