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I’m hoping to see, frankly, something like the agriculture department be elevated to a more senior position around the Cabinet table,
Legge said
There’s going to be no hiding in the bush for anybody who can’t put forward a good case or lay out any logical concerns.”
Their challenge may be keeping up with the PM whose economic bona fides run deepThe standing orders require there to be a leader of the Opposition who holds a seat in the House of Commons. So until such time as Pierre rejoins us in the House, I’ll be carrying out those duties,
he told PlaybookIt’s healthy to see some renewal, some new faces,
he said, pointing to rookie Liberal MPs in Alberta and Saskatchewan who “have a better pulse on the private sector and the population in those regionsIf diplomacy and discussion isn’t winning the day, what about razzle-dazzle and short-shorts ?
DOUG WALLACE asks in a Globe column in which he explains why he’ll be crossing the border to attend World Pride in WashingtonBuy American? No thanks, Europe says,
The NYT’s LIZ ALDERMAN reports from ParisIt made sense to just add a few duties onto my role,
he saidIt’s not like the British and the Americans had a map and they drew a ruler on it. They didn’t have a map, and they just agreed upon this imaginary line: the 49th parallel. They just projected these imaginary lines further on to a geography that they didn’t know anything about,
said Bown
It was the era of manifest destiny. And I think those Donald Trump comments could have been lifted from the mid-19th century,
said BownWe know what he’s doing there: he’s just being a troll. He’s just trying to create some chaos and some discussion. He’s not on a journey of intellectual discovery, trying to actually understand borders,
said Stephen Bown, author of Dominion: the Railway and the Rise of CanadaTrump’s fixation on that treaty has always puzzled me, because it was the least consequential of all the treaties,
Peter Hahn, a professor of American history at Ohio State UniversityThe 1908 treaty really just simply said that the two powers would apply modern technology to define, by joint survey, exactly where the 49th parallel was,
said HahnIt runs counter to geographical or cultural sense,
said BownIt’s important to remember that President Trump has a certain leadership style that is based on saying outrageous things to stir up controversy and to provoke his political critics and opponents. He seems to thrive on attention, whether it’s positive or negative,
he saidThey could have compromised at the 48th parallel. They could have compromised the 50th parallel, but they decided on the 49th parallel after haggling and considering what to do. And in that sense, all borders are arbitrary,
he saidThe US government signed the treaty. The US Senate ratified it. It was ratified by the other side. So it takes on legal force,
he said,They're stopping work in Mexico, and they're stopping work in Canada, and they're all moving here."
He is going after a Canadian auto sector built largely by US companies, saying
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We made progress. We had very comprehensive tangible exchanges and there will be meetings between ministers and officials,
Carney later told a news conference, sayingThere are various times where [Carney] gestures as if he wanted to interrupt what was being said, but pulled back,
she added
Carney also completely looks away from Trump as he continues to speak, which can signal disinterest in what is being said,
she continued, before adding