Elected representatives from Vermont make a symbolic gesture by buying Quebec products
Vermont Treasury Secretary Mike Pieciak, right, and Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, mayor of Burlington, Vermont, talk with a fruit vendor at the Jean-Talon Market following a Canada and U.S. friendship event in Montreal, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Graham Hughes/ The Canadian Press) (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)
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