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Carney says diversifying trade relationships with Europe, Asia among key fall objectives
Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined his seven priorities for the fall parliamentary sitting on Wednesday. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will launch a new trade diversification strategy this fall to “strengthen existing relationships and open new markets for Canadian businesses, particularly in Asia.” Carney, who was addressing the Liberal caucus in Edmonton on Wednesday, outlined the government’s seven priorities for this fall, which span economic security, reducing the cost of living, building affordable housing, protecting Canadian sovereignty and ensuring sustainable immigration rates. InRead more
South Korea’s charm offensive and other takeaways from Trump meeting
Hours before South Korean president Lee Jae Myung was due to meet US president Donald Trump, a Truth Social post dropped. “WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA?” Trump wrote, pointing to a “Purge or Revolution”. It appears this was a reference to Mr Lee’s attempts to move South Korea on from its martial law crisis last December, when its now ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to orchestrate a military takeover. But Lee turned on the charm and averted a repeat of what happened in the Oval Office toRead more