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Prime Minister Mark Carney (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at the G7 working luncheon, during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16, 2026. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 summit, despite not having a scheduled bilateral meeting.
When asked by a reporter in France on June 17 why the two men did not hold a formal bilateral meeting, Carney replied, “I wouldn’t take a big message from that.”