Champagne joins G7 counterparts in Washington, D.C. as Carney preps for China trip – iPolitics
January 12th, 2026
What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.
With just hours to go until he becomes the the first sitting Canadian prime minister to visit China since his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, made the trip in 2017, Prime Minister Mark Carney is planning to remain off the radar today, according to his itinerary.
Later this afternoon, unnamed “senior government officials” are expected to provide more details on his upcoming trip — which, in addition to a four-day stay in China, will also include stops in Qatar and Davos, Switzerland — at a technical briefing this afternoon. (1 p.m.)
