Mark Carney says Canada can’t accept US trade deal that would weaken French language
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Mark Carney said on Monday that while American negotiators saw the French language in Canada as an “irritant … in Quebec, these are rights,” days after receiving widespread praise from political leaders for rejecting a US trade proposal that many perceived as…
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Mark Carney said on Monday that while American negotiators saw the French language in Canada as an “irritant … in Quebec, these are rights,” days after receiving widespread praise from political leaders for rejecting a US trade proposal that many perceived as…
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- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Mark Carney says Canada can’t accept US trade deal that would weaken French language?
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- What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?