Justin Ling: Mark Carney may be on the verge of making an unwise concession to Trump

Canada August 21, 2026 07:03 PM

While Mark Carney will almost certainly have to concede something to get a deal, hampering Canada’s ability to regulate Big Tech would be a serious mistake, writes Justin Ling.

Justin Ling is a staff columnist for the Star and an investigative journalist based in Montreal. Reach him by email: jling@thestar.ca

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