Carney’s cabinet enters final day of closed-door meetings in Banff
BANFF — Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet is set to meet for a second and final day of meetings in the Alberta Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff as ministers prepare for the fall sitting of Parliament.
Banff — Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet is set to hold its second and final day of closed-door meetings in the Alberta Rockies resort town of Banff, as the province gears up for a referendum on leaving Canada later this year. Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas, who attended one of the private sessions, believes that Ottawa is handling the situation in a prudent manner by maintaining a consistent presence in the province.
Farkas argues that separating from Canada would lead Alberta to become the 51st state, and an "overbearing" Washington would be a more difficult adversary than Ottawa.
The two-day retreat also coincides with U.S. President Donald Trump escalating his ongoing trade war with Canada by imposing a ban on certain Canadian imports, including alcohol and some dairy products. Carney maintains that compared to other trade actions taken by Washington against Canada, Trump's latest move is "relatively modest."
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