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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on September 10, 2026 that Canadians would help rebuild Ukraine, drawing on the historical ties between the two countries and Canada's large Ukrainian diaspora, according to the Kyiv Independent's coverage of the day. The remarks were part of Ottawa's continued political and financial backing for Kyiv as the war entered its fifth year. Canada has been among the countries supplying military aid, financial assistance and sanctions enforcement against Russia. The pledge came against the backdrop of wider Western efforts to secure long-term funding for Ukraine, including a proposal approved by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's Legal Affairs Committee to use frozen Russian central bank assets to pay compensation awarded to Ukraine under European Court of Human Rights rulings. Reconstruction financing has become a central diplomatic question as Russian strikes continue to damage Ukrainian housing and energy infrastructure. Statements of this kind are intended to reassure Kyiv of sustained allied commitment beyond immediate military assistance.