Interim Canada-U.S. deal could ease tariff pressure, but CUSMA remains the ‘longer game’: Canadian Chamber

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Queen's Park reporter Barbara Patrocinio sat down with Matthew Holmes, executive vice-president and chief of public policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to talk about what an interim agreement could mean for businesses, what Ottawa should be looking for at the negotiating table, and why the longer-term goal remains the renewal CUSMA.

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