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OTTAWA — If you blink, you might miss it. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s controversial major projects bill was set to finish its dash through the House of Commons today — the final day of the sitting before summer — with support from the Conservatives and not-so-quiet grumblings from the other opposition parties. “Usually, on the last day of sitting before the summer, everyone is smiling, we’re in a good mood, we pat ourselves on the backs. But today, I would say that’s not really the case,” said Bloc Québécois MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval during a speech on Friday. The final vote on...