OTTAWA: While other world leaders have been disparaged by Donald Trump or faced ire at home for trying to woo his White House, Canada’s progressive Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has struck up an unlikely alliance with the US president. But he also hasn’t denigrated Trump to advance his agenda or to score cheap political points — at least not overtly. “America is deeply fortunate to have a neighbor like Canada,” Trump told a joint press conference with Trudeau at his side. To ensure and bolster cooperation with Team Trump, Trudeau has quickly sent his top ministers to Washington to meet their new counterparts. He has even gone as far as to recruit a former conservative prime minister and Trump friend, Brian Mulroney, to help build good relations.

Source: Manila Times March 11, 2017 04:06 UTC