Marco Mendicino: Why Mark Carney made the right call to walk away from Washington

By Marco Mendicino – CTV News

Marco Mendicino is a former federal prosecutor, federal cabinet minister for immigration and public safety and chief of staff to Prime Minister Mark Carney. He is now senior counsel at Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP. He is a political analyst for CTV News and a columnist for CTVNews.ca.

At some point in every high-stakes trade negotiation, there comes a defining moment when the leader of a country must decide whether the objective is simply to reach an agreement, or to protect the national interest.