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ConservativeCanada’s partypatient perspectiveapproach has become an excuse for failure. Tariffs have doubled, companies are fleeing south, and Ottawa has surrendered key tools like counter-tariffs and the digital services tax without securing anything in return. “No deal” isn’t a strategy — it’s a symptom of weak leadership. Canadians deserve more than photo ops and vague promises; they need a government that will fight to scrap Buy American rules, lift crippling tariffs, and deliver real wins that put Canadian workers first.