Carney Moves to Restore Canada-Saudi Ties With Mining Partnership

Prime Minister Mark Carney met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Thursday, signalling an acceleration of Canada's thaw with Saudi Arabia. Ties froze in 2018 after Canada criticized the kingdom's justice system and women's rights record. Ambassadors returned in 2023. Carney's visit—with Finance and Defence ministers—marks a shift toward economic co-operation: Saudi Arabia is developing mining as its second major economic pillar beyond oil.