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

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.

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,