Simon Tuck

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Dominic LeBlanc is hoping his next comeback includes a U.S. trade deal

Dominic LeBlanc is hoping his next comeback includes a U.S. trade deal

LeBlanc, the Carney government’s minister of just about everything, has spent much of this week in Washington, D.C. Dominic LeBlanc beat cancer. Now, just five years later, Canada’s minister for Canada-U.S. trade is battling another malignant threat: U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. LeBlanc, the Carney government’s minister of just about everything, has spent much of this week in Washington, D.C...

The next 100 days for Mark Carney: The honeymoon is over for the freshman PM

The next 100 days for Mark Carney: The honeymoon is over for the freshman PM

At home and abroad, the next four months will be more challenging than the first four — and cracks are showing in his leadership. As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government embarks on its first full parliamentary session, Canadians are sending a clear message: The honeymoon is over and we need to see more results. “The fall will be critical,”...

Liberals could find out soon whether their rushed projects bill will spark another Idle No More

Liberals could find out soon whether their rushed projects bill will spark another Idle No More

If Liberal MPs experience the “long hot summer” of protest that some Aboriginal activist groups have promised in response to the federal government’s new major-projects legislation, they won’t be feeling that heat anywhere close to Parliament Hill.

With digital tax scrapped, U.S. ambassador says he's 'confident we will have an agreement'

With digital tax scrapped, U.S. ambassador says he's 'confident we will have an agreement'

Carney told reporters he had always expected the digital services tax to be scrapped as part of the trade negotiation