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Can Canada wait out the trade war with the US?
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney appears in no rush to resume trade talks with the US. He dismissed a question over the weekend about when he last spoke to US President Donald Trump, responding: "Who cares? It's a detail. I'll speak to him again when it matters." Carney added that, in his view, there is no "burning issue" to raise with his US counterpart. The prime minister has faced criticism for his apparent lack of urgency, which raises the question about whether Canada is shifting its approach to trade talks with the US. 'Great deal of posturing' Still, Carney is considering travelling to Washington next week ... (full story)
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