OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York on Monday before attending the UN General Assembly. There, he pitched the audience on Canada as a country that "has what the world wants."

Here are five take-aways from the prime minister's remarks.

Canada as a bridge between Europe and the Indo-Pacific

Carney sees broader promise in a major Pacific Rim trade deal, made up of countries that support the rules-based trading network that has come under pressure from both Beijing and Washington.

Carney said Monday that Ottawa could be the bridge between the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the European Union, since Canada is a CPTPP member and has had a trade deal with the EU since 2017.

"Canada's

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