Carney defends high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that politicians travelling to Washington who are not part of his government often return home not having learned “anything new” about Canada-U.S. trade. He added that the same can be said when it comes to gleaning information about the state of ongoing discussions and the status of negotiations. “In the end, there’s one negotiator for Canada, and that is the Government of Canada,” Carney said, speaking at an unrelated announcement in Oakville, Ont. “Our interlocutors in the United States are generous people. They’re generous with...