PM Carney in Johannesburg as G20 meetings kick off, set to meet with numerous leaders

By Canadian Press on November 22, 2025.

JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where he will be meeting with the leaders of Canada’s closest partners.

Carney met this morning with French President Emmanuel Macron, and they were set to discuss geopolitical issues as well as Canada’s collaboration with European defence firms through the ReArm Europe initiative.

Carney is set to meet today with leaders from Jamaica, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the European Union and the World Trade Organization.

He will also take part in official meetings with G20 leaders, with a morning session on inclusive economic growth such as reforming financing for development, and an afternoon session on climate change, food systems and clean energy.

Between those meetings, Carney will take part in an event between the European Union and Vietnam, which is chairing a trade bloc of Pacific Rim countries including Canada who believe in rules-based trade.

Carney aims to discuss the war in Gaza, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the responsible use of artificial intelligence and Canada’s role in energy security.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 22, 2025.

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press