PM Carney meets athletes in Norway
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Canadian athletes at Holmenkollen, Norway on March 14—a high‑profile cultural engagement that underlines Canada’s international presence, reported.
Alison Mackie and Xavier McKeever — Mackie having claimed the U23 world title and McKeever winning U23 bronze at recent championships — were among the Canadian skiers Carney engaged with, according to Nordiq Canada’s team release and CPAC footage. cpac.ca The Holmenkollen programme listed a full FIS Nordic World Cup slate that included 50‑kilometre mass‑start races and ski‑jumping sessions on the weekend, providing the competitive context for the Canadian delegation Carney observed. holmenkollenskifestival.no Ottawa and Oslo issued a joint statement on strategic cooperation that names Arctic security, critical minerals, clean energy, aerospace and AI as priority areas for deeper collaboration during Carney’s visit. regjeringen.no Carney used public remarks at the festival to frame Canada as a “low‑risk” energy producer while Ottawa confirmed a contribution of 23.6 million barrels to the IEA coordinated release, part of a 400‑million‑barrel emergency drawdown agreed by IEA members. cnbc.com Canadian media were briefed that Carney also met King Harald V and Queen Sonja at the Holmenkollen royal stand, and CP images show him speaking with athletes such as Liliane Gagnon and Alison Mackie during the festival. alamy.com The Holmenkollen appearance capped a Norway itinerary that included observing NATO’s Cold Response Arctic exercises in Bardufoss alongside Nordic leaders, a security engagement Ottawa flagged as central to the trip’s agenda. globalnews.ca
