It is an almost immutable law of politics that as a leader’s reputation flourishes abroad, it deteriorates at home.
In the last week of summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney won plaudits for his trip to Ukraine to help celebrate that beleaguered nation’s independence day. He was the only world leader in Kyiv and his message that Canada will always stand in solidarity with Ukraine was well-received.
He went because he was snubbed by Washington.
