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Carney appoints former envoy to China Dominic Barton to lead investment promotion agency

National Post · August 31, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed high-profile executive and former diplomat Dominic Barton to lead the federal agency charged with promoting foreign investment in Canada.

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