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SHIFTHEADS: The Airport Deal Ottawa Killed To Save One Toronto Seat
Canada has eight days before new US tariffs land, and the response so far raises hard questions. Columnist Matt Gurney breaks apart what a real climb down would look like, and why one Toronto by-election says more about Ottawa's nerve than any trade speech has.
He points to the federal government's decision to pull a planned island airport expansion rather than risk losing a single downtown Toronto seat in a by-election the Liberals were expected to win anyway. For Matt, that decision draws a clear line around how much this government will risk, in Toronto or in Washington.
Matt also lays out…
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