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USMCA vote falls to wayside as feds continue outreach on lifting tariffs

Critics say nurturing the relationship between the Canadian and U.S. leaders hasn’t been properly prioritized by the Liberals, leaving Canada out in the cold.

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May 8, 2019

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USMCA vote falls to wayside as feds continue outreach on lifting tariffs

Critics say nurturing the relationship between the Canadian and U.S. leaders hasn’t been properly prioritized by the Liberals, leaving Canada out in the cold.

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

‘Trump isn’t interested in making a deal’: Carney’s fraught path towards U.S. trade talks

Current, former NDP MPs reflect on ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘numbing’ loss, but say party is ‘laser focused’ on rebuilding

Access-to-info fiasco continues as DND says memo lost 52 months after request

Questions loom over funding and timeliness for Carney’s new foreign policy vision

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USMCA vote falls to wayside as feds continue outreach on lifting tariffs

Critics say nurturing the relationship between the Canadian and U.S. leaders hasn’t been properly prioritized by the Liberals, leaving Canada out in the cold.

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