Overview

• The prime minister met Keir Starmer and the leaders of Australia, Iceland and Spain to advance coordination on trade and security priorities.
• No new agreements were announced, and Canada–U.K. negotiations on a permanent trade deal remain stalled over access for Canadian beef and British cheese.
• Carney and Starmer discussed Canada’s potential support for the United Kingdom joining the CPTPP, according to reporting on their meeting.
• Carney held sessions with investors from Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia to pitch capital for large Canadian infrastructure projects and assess Canada’s investor profile.
• Facing Conservative criticism that the travel yields few results, Carney argued the trip was needed to open new markets and lessen dependence on the U.S.