Carney’s big challenge as Canada-U.S. trade deal nears

On Thursday, Canadian trade representatives were in Washington for more talks amid a tentative trade deal with the U.S.

Coming out of the meeting, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said that they were very close to reaching an agreement.

Today, CBC senior parliamentary writer Aaron Wherry and Abacus Data CEO David Coletto are here to parse through what we know so far about the impending trade deal and talk about the political test Prime Minister Mark Carney will face in defending it.

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