Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) speaks with Micheal Martin, Ireland's head of government, at the Government Buildings in Dublin on Saturday. CHRISTOPHER KATSAROV/AP
DUBLIN — Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to pivot away from the United States and align with Europe, meeting with the leader of Ireland on Saturday ahead of the upcoming G7 summit and saying middle powers should not compete for favor with Washington.
Carney said Canada and the European Union have a combined population of more than twice that of the US, economies of comparable size and a combined defense budget that exceeds that of any single major country outside the US.
Smaller countries can multiply their strength by partnering with like-minded allies, he said.
"In a world of great power rivalry, middle powers have a choice — to compete for favor or to combine to create a third path with impact," Carney said at Trinity College in Dublin.
