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Carson Jerema: Mark Carney's path from here is surprisingly obvious

The end of free trade is a tragedy the Liberals failed to prepare for

If you need to blame Prime Minister Mark Carney for anything, be it for overpromising on his ability to get anything resembling an acceptable “deal” with U.S. President Donald Trump on trade, but his decision to walk away from negotiations Friday, based on what we know, was the right thing to do.

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Leaked details of the tentative agreement that was reached earlier this week were bad enough. Apparently, according to media reports, Canada was conceding to permanent unilateral tariffs from the Americans on steel and autos, albeit at lower rates, while this country was expected to lift all tariffs, and make several non-trade concessions. These included scuppering digital legislation, a promise to complete the F-35 purchase and altering Canada’s supply management regime. Whatever one thinks of those policies, whether they are good or bad, they should be the purview of Ottawa, not Washington.

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The fact that Canada was expected to make all these concessions while American tariffs remained in place is ludicrous. Not to mention that this little side deal already contravenes the........

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