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Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney needs to stay out of the separatism debate

The best thing he can do for Canada is show that the federal government is capable of working for the benefit of the entire country

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Now it’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s turn to do the herding. He is a cat guy, so you’d think he would be good at it. So far, he’s managed pretty well: he’s given Alberta treats, patted Ontario on the head and tickled Quebec under the chin. But now, the nasty business of separatism is yowling at the........

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