PM is speaking in Canada ahead of the G7 after an official meeting with the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney. Follow today’s news live
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, praised Australian firefighters who assisted the country during recent wildfires.
At the opening of a face-to-face meeting with Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, in Calgary in the past few minutes, Carney thanked emergency crews who travelled to help out during the blazes in British Columbia and in northern parts of Alberta. Carney said:
Australia has been very helpful to Canada through the years, and most recently, with the terrible wildfires that have been raging across our northern prairies.
Once again, as Australians always do, and you always do, have stepped up.
We know that climate change is meaning that those seasons are growing, unfortunately, but we have cooperated in a way that is seamless as well.
You can always rely upon Australia. I know that our Australian firefighters are really proud, of the effort that they have been able to make including wildfires, which you are experiencing.
Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/16/australia-news-live-albanese-carney-canada-g7-summit-war-nsw-budget-western-sydney-israel-iran-conflict
Author : Nick Visser
Publish date : 2025-06-15 23:49:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
