Carney’s claim refers to Canada’s FTA network: 15 agreements covering 51 countries and tariff-free access to ~1.5 billion consumers (plus recent deals). That makes it highly connected among large economies and the only G7 with FTAs to all other G7 members.
By broader measures like the 2026 DHL Global Connectedness Index (trade, capital, information, people flows), Singapore ranks #1, followed by Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Canada sits around 26th.