There were high expectations, much tension, and maximum pressure, especially after Trump launched an inexplicable campaign in November advocating for the annexation of Canada, a delirious project to turn a sovereign,

A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown, but there was little ordinary about this one. Here was newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney making his first visit to the Oval Office to see President Donald Trump,