Ahead of G7, Carney says no one country, institution to characterize new world order

The United States will play a role in a new world order where no one institution or country will have all the answers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday.

"What one can't do at this point in a rapidly shifting world order is to rely on one set of institutions, one grouping, one country to provide the answers," he said during a visit to Ireland, ahead of Monday's G7 meeting in Évian-les-Bains, France.

"You have to know what you want, what you need, how you serve your citizens, and then go out and get it."

The prime minister said a day earlier the "strands" of a new world order could be woven at that upcoming summit.

In response to a question about what role the U.S. could play in that new order, Carney said some countries will be on the same page about issues like taking action on artificial intelligence and child safety.

"Canada, very much at the forefront, will take child safety seriously and feel that laissez-faire is not the answer to child safety. And so we will take steps. Not everyone around that table will," he said.

"In some of those circumstances, the United States will be foursquare behind...but not all."

Carney said his strategy at the G7 will also be about ad-hoc coalitions that will differ depending on the issue, and that Canada is looking for partners.

Carney predicted the meeting will have a "heavy geopolitical element" given the war in Iran.

"The moral choice is to do everything we can to establish a ceasefire and build that into a durable ceasefire, and ultimately peace in the region, including Lebanon," he said.

He said there are "encouraging signs" and that it's the responsibility of the G7 and other countries that will be attending the meeting to build on progress that has been established.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 14, 2026.

By Catherine Morrison and Anja Karadeglija | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.