MP Calkins slams Carney’s remarks in Beijing visit

Philippine Canadian Inquirer
January 16, 2026

(Screengrab from Blaine Calkins/Facebook)

OTTAWA, Ontario — Ponoka-Didsbury Conservative MP Blaine Calkins expressed his concern over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarks during his first diplomatic visit to Beijing on Friday.

“Mark Carney is talking to the communist human rights abusing PRC regime about a “new world order”… WHAT on earth is he talking about? I didn’t recognize Canada when Trudeau was the Prime Minister. I didn’t think things could get any worse,” Calkins wrote in a Facebook post Thursday.

In a separate post on Friday (Beijing Time), Carney said that his visit and meeting with Chinese high-ranking officials are strategic steps to strengthen the trade relationship between Canada and China.

“Canada exports over $30 billion in goods and services to China every year. More than 400,000 careers in Canada are supported by this trade relationship,” he said.

“I’m meeting with government and business leaders because we want to build on that — opening up new markets and creating new opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses,” he added.