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Mark Carney: “One of the first things that I did as Prime Minister was to…”

Featuring: Mark Carney, Liberal | Prime Minister of Canada | International

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Canadian PM Pushes Back on Trump's Greenland Threats, Supports Denmark, Raises Issue With Xi | AC1G

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Nordic Baltic Gate and as you know, maybe just remind others that we've taken decisive steps in terms of Arctic security over the course of this year. One of the first things that I did as Prime Minister was to move our arctic presence from four months a year to 365 days a year on land, sea and in air. And we will continue to reinforce that. I will say that I had discussions with President Xi about the situation in Greenland, about our sovereignty in the Arctic, about the sovereignty of the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark. (03:00–03:15)

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Asserts that Canada increased its Arctic presence to year-round under Mark Carney's leadership.

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