{"id":428844,"date":"2026-01-23T21:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/428844\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T21:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:26:30","slug":"canadas-sovereignty-a-key-topic-as-liberal-cabinet-ministers-meet-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/428844\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s sovereignty a key topic as Liberal cabinet ministers meet – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/a> and his cabinet are using their second day of meetings in Quebec City to discuss safeguarding Canada\u2019s sovereignty, says a minister at the retreat.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to reporters Friday morning, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon said ministers are focused on creating good jobs for Canadians and investing in key sectors to build \u201ca safe, sovereign and secure, strong economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very excited that we\u2019re working together to build our plan on a safe, sovereign country,\u201d Solomon said.<\/a><\/p>\n

The ministers are in the province\u2019s capital for a second day of meetings ahead of Parliament\u2019s return on Monday.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up his feud with Carney by prodding Canada via his Truth Social account Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada is against The Golden Dome being built over Greenland, even though The Golden Dome would protect Canada,\u201d he wrote in a post, referencing a proposed U.S.-led missile defence system.<\/p>\n

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\u201cInstead, they voted in favor of doing business with China, who will \u2018eat them up\u2019 within the first year!\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n

Trump had previously said it was a \u201cgood thing\u201d<\/a> Canada secured a trade deal with China after Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week. That \u201cstrategic partnership\u201d will see China lower tariffs on agricultural products and Canada allow the import of Chinese electric vehicles with reduced duties.<\/p>\n

However, other U.S. administration officials expressed concern about the deal and suggested Canada may come to regret it.<\/p>\n

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Ottawa has also previously expressed support for the Golden Dome<\/a> and for Canadian participation in it as a continental defence system. Trump has since expanded the concept to a hemispheric defence sphere by including Greenland.<\/p>\n

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Carney kicked off the retreat Thursday with a speech<\/a> arguing that staying true to Canada\u2019s core values will be key to upholding its sovereignty in what he called a new age of great power coercion.<\/p>\n

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He also took the opportunity to push back against Trump\u2019s claim that \u201cCanada lives because of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Canada doesn\u2019t live because of the United States,\u201d Carney said. \u201cCanada thrives because we are Canadian.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carney is expected to answer media questions later Friday.<\/p>\n

Most ministers and secretaries of state dodged questions from reporters while walking into the meeting Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand stopped to share brief remarks after Trump announced he had rescinded an invitation<\/a> to Carney to join his new \u201cBoard of Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a post on social media Thursday night, Trump did not explain why he was withdrawing Carney\u2019s invitation to sit on the board, which was initially launched with the aim of helping to end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and oversee reconstruction.<\/p>\n

In his post, Trump called the body \u201cthe most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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His decision is the latest eruption in the relationship between Canada and the United States and comes just as a critical trade agreement is set to be reviewed.<\/p>\n

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When asked for comment about Trump rescinding Carney\u2019s invitation, the White House referred The Canadian Press to the president\u2019s post on social media.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters Friday, Anand said Hamas \u201cshould have no role in the future governance of Palestine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHamas must demilitarize and disarm. There must be a ceasefire and Israelis and Palestinians must be able to live in peace and security side by side,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The minister said Canada will continue delivering humanitarian aid and she is \u201cconstantly\u201d in touch with her G7 counterparts.<\/p>\n

During the two-day retreat, Carney and his cabinet are hearing from experts in government, finance, community services, advanced technology and global affairs.<\/p>\n

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Speakers participating in the discussions include Thomas Juneau, assistant professor at the University of Ottawa\u2019s school of public and international affairs, and Nadir Patel, chancellor at Wilfrid Laurier University, former high commissioner to India and former consul general to Shanghai.<\/p>\n

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Joelle Pineau, chief AI officer at Cohere, will also participate.<\/p>\n

The federal government signed an agreement with Cohere in August to identify areas where AI can enhance public service operations.<\/p>\n

Janice Stein, Belzberg professor of conflict management at the University of Toronto, is attending virtually from Toronto.<\/p>\n

Finance Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne told reporters Thursday that a key theme of the cabinet retreat is affordability.<\/p>\n

He called it the Carney government\u2019s major \u201cobjective and mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

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