Monday March 16, 2026 | LONDON, UK
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
King Charles III received Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney for a private meeting at Buckingham Palace today.
Private meetings are just that, usually without much if any revelation about what is discussed.
However, top issues concerning the UK and Canada certainly do include Canada’s sovereignty in the face of economic attack from the United States of America, issues of military concern regarding the Middle East, the need for continued alliance regarding financial and defence support for Ukraine in its endurance of attack by Russia, and broad global issues of security including the impacts of artificial intelligence.
Carney greeted by new High Commissioner:
When Carney arrived in London yesterday he was greeted by Canada’s new High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, former Liberal cabinet minister Bill Blair, who started in the job just last week — telling media that he ‘got his credentials’ on Wednesday (March 11).
Blair told media yesterday that this is Carney’s third visit to the UK as prime minister.
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