The coming of winter in Ottawa could persuade even the most patriotic Canadian to think about following the geese south. But it was the threat of economic havoc that sent the prime minister to Florida on Friday to meet Donald Trump at the president-elect’s private club and personal palace.
They reportedly dined on steak and mashed potatoes and discussed matters of state. Everyone seems to have gotten on well enough. But Trump apparently was not moved to completely retract his illogical threat to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on all goods imported into the United States from Canada.
“While I’m a critic of Mr. Trudeau’s, I did feel badly that he went in with such a position of weakness,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Sunday, barely feigning empathy. “Normally when a prime minister goes to the United States to meet a president, they’re looking to make gains. What gains did we hear from Mr. Trudeau? None. He’s just …