Senior government officials meet with port employers and union leaders in advance of high-stakes labour talks

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Sources familiar with the discussions said Ottawa is clearly anxious about the prospect of a strike or lockout and what even a temporary closure of the ports would mean for the Carney government's ambitious trade diversification agenda.

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