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Why the Snub? CETA tour takes feds to all provinces, except N.L.

863a4ac9dc_64635696_o2The absence of this province from the cross country tour comes after a similar absence during a major press conference on Oct. 29 announcing a $400 million federal-provincial fisheries fund. The federal government is contributing $280 million to that fund, but not a single federal MP, senator or bureaucrat attended the event held at the Rooms in St. John’s.  more@cbcnews  20:51