Carney visits with Macron in St-Pierre-Miquelon, France’s Atlantic island territory

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On Monday, Trump posted an image to social media with a map of North America in which Canada, Greenland and Mexico, much of Central America and the Caribbean, as well as Iceland, were coloured in with the U.S. flag.

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The image also encompassed several French overseas territories, such as Guadeloupe, Martinique — and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

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But the territory is French, Macron reaffirmed on his arrival in the territory late Saturday: “It’s obvious,” he added, dismissing “strange ideas” on the subject.

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‘Common values’

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The joint visit will underscore that Canada and France share “the same values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for the sovereignty of nations”, the French president’s office said ahead of the meeting.

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“In a world marked by the return of power politics, geopolitical tensions and new forms of dependency, France and Canada share a common ambition: to work together, and with all countries that share these values, to strengthen their capacity to make decisions and act independently,” the Elysee Palace added.

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Carney’s office quoted him as saying that “Canada and France share more than a border.

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“We share a history, common values, and a resolute commitment to building a more secure and prosperous world. In an uncertain world, President Macron and I understand the importance of this relationship.”

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The archipelago is one of several strategically located French overseas territories that span the globe, and has economic and social problems familiar to many such remote territories.

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In what French officials describe as France’s first climate-driven community relocation, the village of Miquelon has started moving inland to escape the growing threat of sea level rise, with a second phase due to begin.

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The population is falling, deaths outnumber births and young people leave to study in mainland France or Canada and often do not come back.

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