A rogue ambassador to the United States, a new office in Washington for the “Commonwealth of Alberta,” another Mark Carney world tour: we’re just over a month into 2026, and already Canadian diplomacy is headed madly off in all directions.
Let’s start with Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, who last week heeded a call that apparently he alone could hear and headed south to liaise with his college chum U.S. Vice-President JD Vance. Acting as consulting diplomat, Jivani seemed certain that if only someone from Ottawa listened to the Trump administration, we could figure out this trade-war business. He later said he’d gleaned invaluable “insights” he couldn’t wait to sharem. He even passed on a message from the president: “Tell the Canadians I love them.”
Someone at the Star is cranky.
