If Trudeau pushes too hard, some political observers say, he risks touching off Trump’s notoriously vengeful side — placing Canada on his ever-expanding “hit list” — and potentially jeopardizing our precious trading relationship. “What you want to do is highlight the positives of Canada without being — to be blunt — on the hit list of the United States. We’ve seen other leaders of other countries who can get on that hit list,” he said. “As long as you … are not really antagonizing the Trump administration, this should work reasonably well.”This approach has helped boost Canada’s reputation abroad, Cooper said. Moscrop suggests Trudeau could take a page from Merkel’s handbook and “gently” explain to Trump the benefits of working within the boundaries of democratic institutions.

Source: National Post January 31, 2017 23:38 UTC