Justin Trudeau’s false Davos dichotomy
After a fracas over his vacation, Justin Trudeau says he will not be going to Davos. But that’s doing Canada a disservice.
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Jason Markusoff
Jason Markusoff writes about Alberta, from the stubbornly flat parts to the magnificently bumpy bits. He has lived in Edmonton and (currently) Calgary, and spent 12 years reporting for the cities’ largest newspapers.
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