After marking the one-year anniversary of the swearing-in of his inaugural cabinet with a whirlwind weekend trip to Norway, where, as CBC News reports, he joined his Norwegian and German counterparts, as well as other Nordic leaders, on site to watch NATO’s annual cold-weather military exercises before retreating behind closed doors for high-level talks, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to wrap up his latest lightning-round tour in London.

According to his office, Carney is booked in for a morning meeting with his United Kingdom counterpart, Keir Starmer, at 10 Downing Street, with the planned tête-à-tête on track to cover “a range of issues,including collective defence, global economic shifts, and the ongoing situation in the Middle East,” according to the notice. (Monday a.m.)

While not yet listed on his public itinerary, Carney is also slated to speak with King Charles III, who, during a back-and-forth with reporters last week, he predicted “will be ‘very interested’ in progress in the Arctic and the effects of climate change on the North,” as per CBC News.

“London is the last scheduled stop on the official itinerary, though the prime minister will remain in Europe for personal commitments,” the broadcaster notes.

“While in Europe, the Prime Minister’s Office says, Carney will remain in close co-ordination with his team and officials on several critical priorities,” and Carney himself assured reporters that he “will be ‘as visible as needed’ and ‘as connected as always.’”

According to Global News, Carney will be flying from London to Rome before he returns to Ottawa later this week.

For his part, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is now midway through his second international trek in less than a month, which, as CBC News reports, kicked off in Detroit last week, where Poilievre was scheduled to meet with “auto industry leaders and elected representatives (to) fight for an integrated North American auto sector and tariff-free trade that protects Canadian jobs,” according to the party.

On Sunday, Poilievre circled back to Windsor, Ont., to promote his pitch for a new “tariff-free auto pact,” which would  “remove the GST on all Canadian-made vehicles,” and “align Canada with the U.S. on Chinese tariffs, (as) part of Poilievre’s strategy to boost Canada’s leverage in the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on trade,” CBC News reports.

His next stop will be Houston, where, according to the party, he’ll “meet with energy executives and visit an energy facility” (Monday) before heading to Austin to “advocate for Canadian energy and trade” during meetings with unnamed “state officials, energy, agriculture and business leaders.” (Tuesday)

He’ll wind down his tri-state tour with a prime-time on-stage appearance at New York’s legendary Harvard Club, where he will highlight his “vision for Canada – US relations” in a keynote speech to members of the Foreign Policy Association. (Thursday p.m.)

According to the programme, Poilievre “will speak about strengthening the Canada–U.S. relationship by boosting Canada’s economic and political leverage … while rejecting a permanent rupture with the United States and urging that Canada not substitute China for its largest trading partner.”

Back in Ottawa, Defence Minister David McGuinty visits the David Florida Laboratory, which bills itself as “Canada’s world-class spacecraft assembly, integration and testing centre,” which was previously managed by the Canadian Space Agency and is now operated by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation (MDA Space), to provide more details on the “sovereign space program” that his government intends to set up as part of the newly unveiled defence industrial strategy. (Monday a.m.)

Also out and about on Monday: Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez drops by the Hamilton, Ont. headquarters of IBEW Local 105 with a fresh round of federal support earmarked for “organizations supporting initiatives that engage men and boys to end gender-based violence,” according to the advisory. (Monday a.m.)

Meanwhile, newly minted Liberal MP Lori Idlout teams up with Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, as well as his Nunavut counterpart, Cecile Nelvana Lyall, for a housing reveal in Iqaluit. (Monday a.m.)

With regular parliamentary proceedings on pause until next week, several Team Carney front benchers are set to hit the spring fundraising circuit, starting with Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, who will mingle with Vancouver-area supporters at a $500-per-ticket evening reception to fill the coffers of the Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge Federal Liberal Association. (Monday p.m.)

• The following night, two of her cabinet colleagues, Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller and Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, will join local Liberal MP Corey Hogan at the Artist Lounge in downtown Calgary, with all proceeds from the $500 ticket fee to go to the Calgary Confederation Federal Liberal Association. (Tuesday p.m.)
• Later this week, Justice Minister Sean Fraser will rally St. John’s-area Liberals at a $350-per-ticket evening reception in support of the Cape Spear Federal Liberal Association, with local MP Tom Osborne also expected to make an appearance. (Wednesday p.m.)
• Rounding out the roster, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will headline a $1,775-per-ticket event for University – Rosedale byelection hopeful Danielle Martin. (Thursday p.m.)
• Also on the radar: As part of their ongoing investigation into the “unique nature” of Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore petroleum industry, members of the SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES arrive in St. John’s to kick off a “fact-finding mission” that, according to the advisory, will include meetings with “industry leaders, environmental organizations, academics and government officials,” as well as “site visits to key industrial facilities, research centres and ports.” (Monday through Thursday)