MARK CARNEY
WINS: Two Massive Deals the Opposition Didn't See Coming - May 1
lobal Investors Are Competing to Choosing Canada—And Here Are
the 2 More Deals Proving It. Analysis here.
NATO's $135
Billion Defence Bank Headquarters Goes to Canada in Historic
Decision - May 1
Canada just secured the headquarters of a brand-new $135 BILLION
NATO defence bank — and two of Europe's biggest economies
couldn't even stay in the room.
The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) will be
headquartered in Canada after unanimous agreement was reached in
Montréal on April 29, 2026. Britain walked away. Germany said
no. Canada stepped forward — and the entire Western alliance
followed.
KEY FACTS:
DSRB designed to raise $135 billion USD for NATO rearmament
3,500 specialized jobs anchored to the winning host city
JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and RBC already backing the institution
Canada holds a triple-A sovereign credit rating
Canada hit NATO's 2% GDP defence target in fiscal 2025 — pathway
to 5% by 2035
Mark Carney: former Governor of both the Bank of Canada and the
Bank of England
Ontario Premier
Doug Ford speaks at 9th FNMPC Conference - May 1
Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivers remarks at the 9th annual
First Nations Major Projects Coalition Conference in Toronto.
Prime
Minister Carney speaks with President of Argentina Javier
Milei
May 1, 2026
Ottawa, Ontario
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President
of Argentina, Javier Milei.
The Prime
Minister and the President welcomed progress on negotiations
toward a free trade agreement between Canada and Mercosur – a
trade bloc collectively representing the world’s fifth-largest
economy, with a combined GDP of more than $4 trillion.
The Prime
Minister underscored Canada’s role as a leading investor in
Argentina’s mining sector, and the opportunities to further
expand this partnership across trade, critical minerals, energy,
and investment. The leaders discussed the bilateral defence
industrial relationship, and the potential for greater Canadian
exports. They welcomed Argentina’s upcoming participation in
Operation NANOOK in Canada’s North.
The leaders
look forward to the FIFA World Cup, which begins next month and
will be co-hosted by Canada. They agreed to remain in close
contact.
Canadian
Manufacturing Just Posted Its BIGGEST Growth in 3 Years - May 2
Trump said Canadian manufacturing would collapse. Statistics
Canada just proved him wrong — with the biggest monthly surge in
three years.
While Washington expected Ottawa to beg for relief, Ontario's
auto plants are accelerating, steel foundries are producing, and
machinery output just jumped 8.7% in a single month. The tariff
war didn't break Canada. It woke it up.
Prime
Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol
Pashinyan
May 3, 2026
Yerevan, Armenia
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime
Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, on the margins of the
European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, Armenia.
Prime Minister
Carney thanked Prime Minister Pashinyan for his hospitality and
for his invitation to join the Summit. This marks the first time
a non-European leader has joined the Summit, and the first
official visit to Armenia by a Canadian Prime Minister in nearly
a decade.
The leaders
emphasised the strong bilateral relations between Canada and
Armenia, strengthened by the opening of a Canadian embassy in
Yerevan in 2023 and the more than 60,000 Canadians of Armenian
descent.
The leaders
agreed to continue working together to advance shared
priorities.
