Freeland strikes alliance with populist Maine governor who understands value of trade

When Freeland talks jobs, she is speaking LePage’s language.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has found an ally on trade in populist Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who claims he was 'Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular.'
Canada’s NAFTA lobbyist-in-chief has revealed the key but unorthodox ally she has found inside U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle—one who is fluent in the president’s own bombastic political language. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told a committee of MPs last week that ...

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