The Canadian PM is navigating his role as a diplomat and statesman—not a politician on the campaign trail, writes David Moscrop.

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,

The Canadian prime minister met with President Trump days after being elected on an anti-Trump platform as relations between the two allies are at a historic nadir.