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Mark Carney faces political test defending trade deal that keeps tariffs in place

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a tough political challenge to explain to Canadians why a deal that retains lower but punishing tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos and would put American booze back on Canadian shelves was the best trade deal he could reach with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, speaking in Banff, Alta., said the prime minister explicitly asked premiers to lift bans on U.S. liquor sales in provincial stores and allow American companies to bid on provincial contracts.


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