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Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with King Charles while he’s in the United Kingdom next week.
Carney is set to arrive in London on Sunday after visiting Norway to observe the NATO Cold Response exercises and participate in a summit of Nordic countries.
The prime minister is scheduled to meet with the King on Monday, close to a year after Charles visited Canada to deliver the speech from the throne to open the first session of the 45th Parliament.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Carney said the King will be “very interested” in progress in the Arctic and the effects of climate change on the North.
Carney noted that the King recently spoke with Treaty 6 chiefs and that there are many subjects for the two to discuss.
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Will Carney talk Alberta separation with King Charles?
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he does not want to prejudge the discussion he will have with King Charles III in the U.K. Alberta First Nations leaders raised the province’s separatist movement during a meeting with the King on Wednesday.
The grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations said King Charles “expressed his concern” on Wednesday after hearing about a separatist push in Alberta during a face-to-face meeting with Indigenous leaders.
Grand Chief Joey Pete, who was part of a delegation of Treaty 6 chiefs who went to Buckingham Palace, said in a news release that the King was “very interested” in what the Indigenous leaders had to say.
While in the U.K., Carney is also set to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street, and a senior government official said they are planning to discuss the situation in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine.
London is the last scheduled stop on the official itinerary, though the prime minister will remain in Europe for personal commitments.
While in Europe, the Prime Minister’s Office says, Carney will remain in close co-ordination with his team and officials on several critical priorities.
Carney said Thursday that his time off doesn’t work out to a week. He added that he will be “as visible as needed” and “as connected as always.”
“I would reinforce that one of the strengths of this government is we have a very strong cabinet,” said Carney. “One of my characteristics as a prime minister is I give authority to my ministers.”