The Notebook by Theo Argitis: Trump halts trade talks, Carney’s trade-offs and John McCallum’s legacy

In this week’s edition, we look at the growing tension between ambition and reality in the Carney government—with a focus on spending, resource development and U.S. relations. This includes late-breaking news on Friday that Donald Trump broke off talks on a new trade pact with Carney over Canada’s plan to start imposing a digital services tax on big U.S. tech companies at the end of this month. 

We also mark the passing of John McCallum, a rare figure who left an impact mark in both politics and economic thought, and run down some other highlights in policy and economics this week ...

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