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Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Mélanie Joly, right, who was then foreign affairs minister, met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 6. Joly, now industry minister, is the federal lead on the auto file. Photograph courtesy of X/Mélanie Joly

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

July 14, 2025

It appears we have elected a federal government that is not only eager to support a new oil pipeline in British Columbia, but may end up throwing our electric...

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