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Should Canada have taken the U.S. deal?
It's been almost a month now since trade talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed and Mark Carney's government walked away from a deal. Canadian retaliatory tariffs went into effect earlier this month and yet more U.S. tariffs hit this week. A new deal between the two countries is nowhere in sight. By and large — Canadians support this. But Sean Speer sees this a bit differently: he's wondering if Canada really should have walked away from the table, and asks if Canadians – in all their righteous anger – are thinking clearly about the path we're on now. Speer is the editor-at-large of The Hub and a former senior economic advisor to Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts
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