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LeBlanc says U.S. meeting on CUSMA and trade ‘constructive and substantive’ – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with his U.S. counterpart in Washington on Friday and had a “constructive and substantive discussion” on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and other trade issues, he said. The meeting comes as the two countries prepare for this summer’s review of the CUSMA…

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‘A foreign policy based on short memory’: Carney continues push to diversify from the U.S. – National

If you want to understand Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approach to foreign policy, meet the chartered professional accountant he put in charge of it. Arun Thangaraj, formerly the deputy minister of Transport Canada, was appointed to the top bureaucratic role at Global Affairs Canada on Wednesday morning. Thangaraj’s previous stint at the department was as…

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LeBlanc heading to D.C. after Carney says CUSMA ‘broken in the short term’ – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dominic LeBlanc, the minister handling the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) renegotiations, is heading to Washington, D.C., for meetings on Friday, his office says. This comes following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments out of Australia, stating that the free trade agreement “effectively has been broken in the short…

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Washington must avoid new tariffs with Ottawa: Canadian and U.S. mayors

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Washington must avoid any new tariffs with Ottawa during a review of its trilateral trade agreement, mayors of several Canadian and U.S. cities urge. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a multinational coalition of municipal and Indigenous government executives representing communities in the Great Lakes…

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‘Buy Canadian’ policy likely to cost taxpayers $12 billion yearly: study – National

A study released by the Montreal Economic Institute estimates the federal government’s “Buy Canadian” policy could increase the cost of large infrastructure projects by more than $12 billion per year. The study states that, among Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, total expenditures on public procurement accounted for 12.9 per cent of gross…

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Canadians want floor-crossing MPs to face ‘immediate’ byelections: poll – National

A majority of Canadians say members of Parliament should not be allowed to cross the floor to another party and should face an “immediate” byelection if they do so, a new poll suggests. However, Wednesday’s Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found Canadians’ displeasure with floor-crossing MPs has not hurt the overall approval for…

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