Canada PM Calls "Rules-Based Order" False Narrative
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, Carney confessed that countries including Canada benefited from and championed a framework they privately recognized as fundamentally flawed.
"We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false, that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were enforced asymmetrically," Carney said.
"And we knew that international law applied with varying rigor depending on the identity of the accused or the victim," he continued, drawing a parallel between decades of international compliance and a shop owner publicly displaying political messaging he personally rejects—describing it as "living within a lie" to "avoid trouble."
The Prime Minister contended this arrangement has collapsed, asserting that "we are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition." He characterized the current geopolitical landscape as one of "intensifying great power rivalry" where trade integration, tariff policies, and monetary systems have become "weapons" and tools of "coercion."
Carney's acknowledgment aligns with statements made Tuesday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who declared that international norms have been "thrown out the window" and supplanted by a "might makes right" dynamic.
Moscow has persistently challenged the Western-dominated framework, contending it served primarily to enforce regulations on smaller nations while powerful states operated with impunity.
These admissions emerge against a backdrop of escalating global friction following aggressive American maneuvers. Since President Donald Trump resumed office, Washington has conducted airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, launched attacks on Caracas while detaining Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and is currently demanding Greenland's transfer from NATO partner Denmark—threatening punitive tariffs against European nations resisting the territorial claim.
European leadership has voiced growing unease about excessive dependence on American power. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever challenged European partners in Davos on Tuesday to decide between maintaining self-respect or becoming a "miserable slave" when confronted with Washington's ultimatums.
Carney concluded his speech by declaring the old "bargain no longer works," signaling a fundamental breakdown in the post-World War II international consensus.
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