CP NewsAlert: Carney says upholding Canadian values key to sovereignty

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Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in Ritan Park in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

QUEBEC -- 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.