Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store looks on as Prime Minister Mark Carney answers a question from media before a working dinner at the prime minister's residence in Oslo, Norway, Saturday, March 14, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

By The Canadian Press

Carney, Nordic leaders pledge to deepen ties amid world economic coercion

Mar 15, 2026 | 2:00 AM

OSLO — The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue working to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly used as a “coercive tool,” they said in a joint statement.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is concluding his time in Norway meeting with that country’s prime minister, along with the leaders of Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Finland.

The leaders discussed the need to expand trade and investment ties, as like-minded countries have been upended in recent years in part due to U.S. tariffs and threats to annex Greenland.

Greenland is a self-governing Danish territory.

During a press conference after the meeting, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the old world order is gone and likely not coming back.

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The leaders also agreed to deepen military ties in the Arctic and made a commitment to expand green energy sources.

Carney is set to leave Norway for London on Sunday, where he is scheduled to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday.

It will be the two leaders’ seventh meeting in just over a year.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 15, 2026.

David Baxter, The Canadian Press