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Mélanie Joly and Mark Carney are throwing partisan jabs when they should be looking out for the interests of Canadians
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In a recent interview, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly made comments about Conservative MP Jamil Jivani’s trip to Washington, D.C., which revealed her lack of understanding of successful negotiations. Her comments also reflected a troubling inflexibility towards Canada-United States relations in general.
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In a recent video post on X, Jivani said that he was going to the White House because he wants to “help Prime Minister Mark Carney be successful in negotiating a trade deal with the United States.”
Making the trip as a Conservative MP might sound counter-intuitive, he acknowledged, but argued, “The reality is that this is … so important to the Canadian economy, and to our future as an independent, self-reliant nation, that Conservatives and Liberals don’t need to fight over this at all. In fact, we need to work together.”
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Jivani pointed out that “our economy is perpetually in a state of uncertainty” until these matters are resolved, and expressed concern........