It’s showy, it’s insubstantial, but Carney’s EU scheme is slick politics

Full Comment with Anthony Furey by Postmedia

Sep 21, 202650:23News & Politics

There’s no such thing as “associate membership” in the European Union and nobody knows what it means, but Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposal for it has proven to be a dazzling distraction as he flounders in a trade wa...

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