January 21st, 2026
What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.
After delivering what Toronto Star describes as a “hard-hitting speech that urged middle powers to form strategic new alliances to protect their interests, citizens and values” from the main stage of the World Economic Forum yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to wrap up both his two-day stint on the high-level diplomatic circuit in Davos and the week-long tour that kicked off in Beijing last week later today.
Before boarding his flight back to Ottawa, however, he’s slated to attend two more closed-door WEF sessions, according to his office, including a lunch billed as an “informal gathering of world economic leaders.”
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