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Ministers defend Carney’s ‘nation-building’ bill and efforts for Parliament to expedite it, despite objections

By Rachel Aiello

Updated: June 17, 2025 at 5:10PM EDT

Published: June 17, 2025 at 3:52PM EDT

President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Dominic LeBlanc responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

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Canada to adjust metal counter tariffs against U.S. on July 21: Carney

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Saskatoon teen dancer chases dreams to Hollywood

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Collision closes Hwy. 69 on Thursday evening

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‘Great success’: London police report progress in Open Drug Use crackdown

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“Opening the space to the creatives,” London’s Anglican Cathedral will continue to be a place of worship, but also a location for community events

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$5K fine, social media ban for B.C. jet skier who got too close to dolphins

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Sleep Country co-founder reveals crack cocaine addiction in candid memoir

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Climate & Environment

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