The prime minister just gave the most hawkish speech in a generation The post Why Mark Carney Is Talking like It’s 1939 first appeared on The Walrus.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he hopes to secure a commercial and security agreement soon with US President Donald Trump, though he tamped down expectations that a deal will be ready in time for the Group of Seven summit in a few days.

Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage.

Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement in a speech at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in Toronto on June 9. Video @MarkJCarney/Youtube.com

Mark Carney said he sees opportunity for Canada to build a new pipeline to ship more oil to foreign markets, if it’s tied to billions in green investments to reduce the industry’s environmental footprint.

Canadian podcaster Josh Udall has expressed concerns that the Canadian government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (though he mentioned Mark Carney), may not fully understand the complexities of the Khalistan issue,

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a boost in Canada’s defense budget and said spending would reach NATO’s target of 2% of gross domestic product by the end of the country’s fiscal year.

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