Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa ThursdayBy Canadian Press on January 29, 2026. OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers are meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa as negotiations on renewing North America’s key free trade agreement cast a shadow over their talks. “As we’re building new partnerships abroad, we’re focused on building our strength at home and transforming our economy,” Carney said while opening the meeting Thursday. Carney thanked the premiers for working to reduce interprovincial trade barriers in their jurisdictions, but added more can be done. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 29, 2026.