Prime Minister Carney unveils the "Plan for a Stronger Canada" which aims to strengthen sovereignty and build a more secure and prosperous future On October 29, Canadian Prime Minister M. Carney presented the "Plan for a Stronger Canada". The document has a distinct "defensive" and "economic" nature, its main purpose is to ensure the strategic autonomy of the country in the context of the collapse of the international order led by the United States and the use of trade as a weapon. The plan identifies five main priorities: Strengthening economic security is the basis of the entire strategy. The measures include establishing a "Strategic Response Fund" and a "Strong Diversification Fund in Canada" to protect strategic industries, promoting the "Buy Canadian" policy, ensuring food and health security, and strengthening cooperation with the private sector on intelligence and counterintelligence; Conducting "disciplined" diplomacy. The main task is to diversify trading partners and reduce dependence on the United States. The document proposes to combine regional strategies regarding the Indo-Pacific, Africa and the Arctic into one global strategy based on interests, and to create mechanisms such as the Alliance for Sustainability and Critical Mineral Production; Rebuilding and strengthening the nation's armed forces - the defense budget will increase from 2% of GDP in 2025-26 to 5% by 2035. Key objectives include protecting the Arctic, creating "defense in depth", learning from the Ukrainian conflict, expanding capabilities in space and accelerating the domestic defense industry; Protection of public security - strengthening the fight against foreign interference, espionage, violent extremism and transnational organized crime (including sabotage, money laundering, evasion of sanctions).

Prime Minister Carney unveils the "Plan for a Stronger Canada" which aims to strengthen sovereignty and build a more secure and prosperous future On October 29, Canadian Prime Minister M. Carney presented the "Plan for a Stronger Canada". The document has a distinct "defensive" and "economic" nature, its main purpose is to ensure the strategic autonomy of the country in the context of the collapse of the international order led by the United States and the use of trade as a weapon. The plan identifies five main priorities: Strengthening economic security is the basis of the entire strategy. The measures include establishing a "Strategic Response Fund" and a "Strong Diversification Fund in Canada" to protect strategic industries, promoting the "Buy Canadian" policy, ensuring food and health security, and strengthening cooperation with the private sector on intelligence and counterintelligence; Conducting "disciplined" diplomacy. The main task is to diversify trading partners and reduce dependence on the United States. The document proposes to combine regional strategies regarding the Indo-Pacific, Africa and the Arctic into one global strategy based on interests, and to create mechanisms such as the Alliance for Sustainability and Critical Mineral Production; Rebuilding and strengthening the nation's armed forces - the defense budget will increase from 2% of GDP in 2025-26 to 5% by 2035. Key objectives include protecting the Arctic, creating "defense in depth", learning from the Ukrainian conflict, expanding capabilities in space and accelerating the domestic defense industry; Protection of public security - strengthening the fight against foreign interference, espionage, violent extremism and transnational organized crime (including sabotage, money laundering, evasion of sanctions).