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Trade minister boosts policy team by two, including ex-China consul general

The defence minister's ex-senior policy adviser Isabelle Daoust is now his department’s corporate secretary.

International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne has hired two new policy advisers focused on regions in Asia, amid efforts to explore expanding trade with China and Southeast Asia. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

September 13, 2017

He may not be leading NAFTA renegotiations for the government, but International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne has two new policy advisers to help out on another priority file: trade with Asia. As Canada and China explore opening negotiations toward a joint trade dea...

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