Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference at Canada House in London on Saturday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has defended his international travel schedule, saying meeting world leaders is important to furthering the government’s agenda on trade, security and investment.

Mr. Carney was in London Friday and Saturday, his fifth trip to Europe since being sworn in as Prime Minister last March. He has also made two trips to the U.S., and he visited Mexico earlier this month .

“It’s not just you sign a nice agreement and then something happens,” Mr. Carney told reporters on Saturday during a press conference at the High Commission in London. “No, you actually have to do the work, to meet with the leaders to make sure the work’s being done. You have to mark progress as it’s being

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