Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet planned to hear from a key architect of Project 2025 as the Canadian government tries to strike a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, but the appearance was canceled last minute.

Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, was one of the guests scheduled to address Canadian ministers during meetings of Carney’s inner circle in Toronto, ahead of the fall sitting of Parliament. But on Thursday morning, Carney’s office said Roberts could no longer make the trip.

“Our team will continue further engagement and discussions with him and other leading U.S. policy figures,” Carney’s office said in a statement that didn’t explain why Roberts canceled.

Cabinet ministers will still hear from Kevin Rudd, a former Australian prime minister who now

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