Canada's chief negotiator reveals why U.S. talks failed

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Aug 29, 202600:48:37News & Politics

In an exclusive interview with The House and her first since talks collapsed, Canada’s chief trade negotiator to the U.S. Janice Charette sits down with host Catherine Cullen to lift the curtain on last week’s abrupt end...

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