❓WHAT HAPPENED: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to put “boots on the ice” in Greenland in defense of Danish sovereignty in the territory in a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, where he also urged the world’s “middle powers” to combine against the U.S.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mark Carney, WEF summit attendees.
📍WHEN & WHERE: January 20, 2026, at the WEF summit in Davos, Switzerland.
💬KEY QUOTE: “On Arctic sovereignty, we stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland’s future.” – Mark Carney
🎯IMPACT: Carney’s remarks, coming just days after Canada signed a strategic partnership with Communist China, signal its growing hostility towards the United States under Carney’s Liberal Party, formerly led by Justin Trudeau.
At the globalist World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed the formation of new strategic partnerships with China and Qatar in a speech targeting the United States as a “great power” using “tariffs as leverage” to pursue its own interests at the expense of the “rules-based international order.” Specifically, he declared his full support for Denmark in resisting President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to purchase Greenland, going so far as to pledge “boots on the ice.”
“On Arctic sovereignty, we stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland’s future,” he said. “Our commitment to NATO’s Article 5 is unwavering, so we’re working with our NATO allies, including the Nordic-Baltic Eight, to further secure the alliance’s northern and western flanks, including through Canada’s unprecedented investments in over-the-horizon radar, in submarines, in aircraft, and boots on the ground—boots on the ice,” he continued, adding that “Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland” and wants “focused talks” on securing the Arctic.
Carney also urged fellow “middle powers” to combine, by implication, against the United States, so they do not have to be too accommodating to greater powers in bilateral negotiations. “In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in-between have a choice: compete with each other for favour, or combine to create a third path with impact. We shouldn’t allow the rise of hard power to blind us to the fact that the power of legitimacy, integrity, and rules will remain strong if we choose to wield it together,” he argued.
He argued that “great powers can afford, for now, to go it alone,” but middle powers need to unite to avoid negotiating from a position of weakness. This statement comes amidst the backdrop of the U.S. expressing interest in purchasing Greenland from Denmark.
Carney’s comments follow a recent deal with China, focusing on sectors such as energy and trade, which may further complicate relations with the U.S. and highlight Canada’s evolving strategic priorities.
However, this comes just days after Carney agreed a lopsided partnership with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), allowing China to flood the Canadian auto market with tens of thousands of electric vehicles in exchange for a deal on agri-products, energy, and tariffs.
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