Countries that long participated in the system knew it was “partially false,” Mark Carney told the Davos forum

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has admitted that the “rules-based international order” was always a partially false narrative that countries knowingly upheld for decades because it benefited them.

During a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, Carney said nations such as Canada prospered under and promoted a system they understood was not fully true.

“We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false, that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were…

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