Carney defends Turkey ties and sees good chances for a Candu sale

A day after the strategic partnership was announced, Carney defended it despite a recent raid on LGBTQ groups in Turkey. He calls his approach values-based realism, and said he raised LGBTQ rights privately.

“Engagement is not approval.”

— Mark Carney, Prime Minister

And us?

Turkey's nuclear plan

20 gigawatts of nuclear by 2050

AtkinsRéalis will study a possible new build of Candu reactors at Sinop. Carney said the odds of a sale were very low a year ago and are now good, as Turkey plans to add 20 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2050.

The criticism

Roland Paris, a University of Ottawa professor, said Carney is “not getting the balance right” between trade and human rights.