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Burke hands over reins of Canadian processor group to speak up on Trump tariff threat

'It gives me more freedom and more opportunity to speak my mind, and I'm going to do that' -- Osborne Burke on his resignation as leader of a Nova Scotia trade group

By Barb Dean-Simmons | Feb. 18, 2025 15:32 GMT
Osborne Burke, former president of the Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance and general manager of Victoria Fisheries Co-operative in Nova Scotia at Seafood Expo North American in 2024. Photo by Barb Dean-Simmons
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Osborne Burke felt he needed to be more free to speak his mind on US president Donald Trump's continued threat of tariffs against Canada [...]

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