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Or sign-in if you have an account.Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN /AFP via Getty ImagesEVIANS-LES-BAINS, FRANCE– Prime Minister Mark Carney wrapped up his appearance at the G7 Leaders’ Summit on Wednesday, having had several conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump on a range of issues, despite no bilateral meeting.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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On Tuesday, a hot mic caught the prime minister reassuring the president about Canada’s electric vehicle deal with China.Carney said he was answering a question Trump had asked him about the deal.“It was one of many interactions with him, and I was explaining the actual structure of the deal,” said Carney. “I’m not surprised that the president of the United States doesn’t follow every detail of every agreement that Canada has, and he likes the structure.”The prime minister said that he had a follow-up conversation with Trump on the agreement, which allows 49,000 Chinese-made EVs into the Canadian market at a 6.1 per cent tariff rate.Canada-U.S. trade has entered a period of intense negotiation, as the Canada-United-States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA) is up for renewal in July.Carney was asked about Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s trip to China this week and whether Canada should expect increased Chinese auto investment in Canada.Carney stressed he is not interested in “knockdown kits” which involves most of the production happening in China, before being shipped over to Canada for assembly.“We’re not interested in kits being put together in Canada,” Carney told reporters on Wednesday. “We’re interested if there are joint-venture partnerships, Canadian controlled, substantial value-add, Canadian labour standards, substantial jobs, et cetera, that are consistent with that.”The G7 leaders’ statement on geopolitical issues said they welcomed Canada’s potential to deliver “significant” additional energy capacity for global markets.The prime minister said Canada can deliver the energy Europe needs, with more agreements in the works on Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG).“Canada has the ability to do several things, and we’re on the path to do several things, 150 megatons of LNG by the end of the year,” said Carney.In late May, Germany and Canada signed an offtake agreement which would ship gas from Ksi Lisims LNG, a proposed floating natural gas liquefaction production, storage, and offloading facility with a marine terminal located on the north coast of British Columbia, to Germany starting in the 2030s.Carney said there are more agreements in the works.“There’s other European offtakes in the works for Canadian LNG, and then, as well, expansion of the TMX oil pipeline, which is a project that will go ahead,” added Carney.Carney wraps up the summit after six bilateral meetings with leaders from Ukraine, Italy, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, India and Germany.During his meeting with Zelenskyy, Carney said the “tide is turning” on the war against Russia and the Iran peace deal has allowed G7 leaders to look “anew” at Ukraine, with a change of orientation coming from the U.S.Carney told CNN on Tuesday that he has seen the Iran peace deal and fully supports it.Bloomberg News released a copy of the agreement, which was not made public until Wednesday. The agreement includes restoring the Strait of Hormuz to full traffic within a maximum of 30 days from when it’s signed and the ending of U.S. sanctions against Iran.The agreement also includes a $300-billion development fund to help restore Iran’s economy.Carney said Canada can play a role in helping unfreeze assets but was clear Canada would not contribute to the development fund.“What you need in any of these accords is you need people to help implement them, third parties to help implement them, moderators over safety,” the prime minister said.“If you have money that’s linked to, which is the case with this deal, which has conditions and linked to the fulfillment of those conditions,” said Carney, adding that Canada could help in that.National PostOur website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark nationalpost.com and sign up for our newsletters here. 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