In the Deep South, MPs extol virtues of trade with Canada

'It's like preaching to the choir' says Conservative MP Randy Hoback, but questions loom on whether President Trump is listening.

NDP MP Brian Masse, pictured June 4 with Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant in Mobile, spoke with the governor on behalf of the Canadian section of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group when he was in Alabama for a conference.Photograph courtesy of Brian Masse's Twitter

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BY NEIL MOSS

June 11, 2018

MPs travelled to Mobile, Alabama, last week to highlight the strength of Canadian industry to U.S. politicians and business leaders in the midst of a looming trade war between the United States and Canada. Conservative MP Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.), NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.),...

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