Donald Trump’s meeting with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney on Tuesday got off to a positive enough start. They greeted each other in a pleasant manner. Their handshake was cordial. They got down to business.
Before Carney arrived in Washington DC a few hysterical voices in the media had suggested that it was destined to turn into a confrontational shouting match. That was never likely. Yes, many Canadians are furious at Trump due to the ongoing tariff war. Yes, Carney played up this rhetoric during the election campaign. During his victory speech, he said Trump wanted to “break us, so that America can own us” and “that will never, ever happen”.
