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Terence Corcoran: PM’s global tours abandon national crises

From health care to energy to interprovincial trade, Canada’s old order is failing

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It is likely no coincidence that Prime Minister Mark Carney announced three byelections upon his return to Canada from a three-nation grand tour to the other side of the planet where he once again bolstered his image as a big-time player on the diplomatic stage. The well-planned visits to Australia, India and Japan were overshadowed by Donald Trump’s war in Iran — at least until Carney had to issue a statement “with regret” that he had initially supported Trump’s military actions.

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