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Who is this Ninja? If you guessed anyone other than Carney's latest patronage pick you're wrong. Janice Charette is now Canada's chief trade negotiator for the high-stakes CUSMA review. She has zero experience in actual trade deals, tariffs, supply management battles, or staring down U.S. negotiators. She's a career bureaucrat. Twice Clerk of the Privy Council, High Commissioner to the UK, lots of deputy minister gigs in health, immigration, and HR. In other words, a pure "Ottawa insider" resume, but not one day negotiating trade with Trump 2.0, Mexico, or anyone else. This is just another loyalty reward from Carney. She served under Trudeau, helped usher him in, and advised on his transition team. Now she gets the plum job steering Canada's biggest economic relationship during a tense review. Because nothing says "advance Canadian interests" like putting a lifelong leech with no trade experience in the driver's seat. Classic Ottawa, where competence is optional, but connections are mandatory.