Overview

• Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on May 6 in Washington to address trade and security issues, marking their first in-person meeting since Carney's election victory.
• Carney has declared the era of increasing Canada-U.S. integration over and seeks to establish a new framework for bilateral cooperation as sovereign nations.
• Carney announced that King Charles III will visit Canada on May 27 to deliver the speech from the throne, a symbolic gesture reinforcing Canadian sovereignty.
• The Liberal minority government, which won 168 seats in the April 28 election, plans to swear in its new cabinet the week of May 12 and reconvene Parliament on May 26.
• Carney has pledged the largest transformation of Canada's economy since World War II, focusing on reducing U.S. trade reliance, addressing domestic economic challenges, and strengthening ties with global allies.