CP NewsAlert: Carney says upholding Canadian values key to sovereignty

By Canadian Press on January 22, 2026.

QUÉBEC — Prime Minister Mark Carney says staying true to Canada’s values is key to maintaining its sovereignty.

In a speech to kick off the cabinet retreat in Quebec City today, Carney says Canada was created by people of different backgrounds coming together to build a nation on the principles of multiculturalism and openness.

He says those principles must be defended as authoritarianism extends its reach globally.

More coming.

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press