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PM Carney taps former head of public service to spearhead CUSMA negotiations

Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen former clerk of the Privy Council Janice Charette to head Canada’s trade negotiations as it prepares for a review of the North American trade pact this year.

Charette’s title is chief trade negotiator to the United States, according to a Monday news release from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). She’ll be a senior adviser to Carney and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

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