Carney to talk major projects with Coastal First Nations before heading to Beijing – iPolitics
January 13th, 2026
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A little over a week after his office confirmed that he would be heading to China for three days of high-level talks aimed at bringing an end to a prolonged two-year trade dispute, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to begin the 13-hour flight to Beijing later this afternoon.
Before leaving Canadian soil, however, he’s set to spend a few hours on the ground in British Columbia, where he’s booked in for what could turn out to be a high-stakes meeting with Coastal First Nations leaders, which is expected to focus on his government’s “major projects agenda” — and, more specifically, “how Indigenous communities can be included in the push to strengthen the Canadian economy in response to economic threats from the United States,” Canadian Press reports.
