Statement by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

In times of profound geopolitical change, Canada, Germany and Norway are determined to build a strategic, long-term security partnership built on shared values and interests. Yesterday’s Canadian decision to join the German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarine cooperation creates a unique opportunity to boost our defence industrial and military cooperation. We are seizing this opportunity to bring Canada, Germany and Norway closer together for decades to come in a spirit of friendship and trust. Together, we will assume greater responsibility for transatlantic security and collective defence. Our co