Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney rebuked the White House on Tuesday after sensitive American military plans were accidentally sent to a journalist on Signal.
Carney said the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network — which includes Britain, Australia and New Zealand as well as Canada and the U.S. — needs to learn lessons from the leak of intelligence, which saw the Atlantic’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg mistakenly included on a private message chain about U.S. plans to bomb Yemen.
“When mistakes happen, and sensitive intelligence leaks, lessons must be learned to prevent that from recurring,” Carney said in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when asked about the fallout from the chat that discussed upcoming air strikes.
“It’s a serious, serious issue, and all lessons must be taken.” Carney was speaking during a stop on the second day of campaigning for Canada’s federal election in late April.
“We have a very strong intelligence partnership with the Americans through Five Eyes. Mistakes do happen, but what’s important is how people react to those mistakes,” he added.
“They don’t deny the mistakes; that they are clear and transparent in addressing them.”
The Atlantic’s report, published Monday, shocked national security officials and members of Congress.
POLITICO reported later that Mike Waltz, the national security adviser, may be the fall guy within the White House, though U.S. President Donald Trump expressed confidence in Waltz during an interview with NBC News Tuesday morning.
Carney’s comments come with Canada-U.S. relations under severe strain as Trump threatens the country with tariffs and muses about annexing it as the 51st state.
Carney succeeded Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister on March 9, but has yet to speak directly with Trump.
He has said he isn’t interested in talking to the president unless he shows respect for Canadian sovereignty.
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