PM Carney taps former head of public service to spearhead CUSMA negotiations

CBC: Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen former Privy Council clerk Janice Charette to head Canada’s trade negotiations as it prepares for a review of the North American trade pact.

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In her second tenure as Privy Council clerk, Charette recommended the government use the Emergencies Act for the first time, in order to clear anti-public health measure protests that had gridlocked downtown Ottawa in 2022…