Prime Minister, for over a year you negotiated in good faith with a White House that reserves its good faith for Pyongyang and Moscow. The love letters go to Kim. The warmth goes to Putin. The tariffs go to you. So when you recalled your negotiators to Ottawa and matched the tariffs dollar for dollar, you were not escalating. You were simply the first leader on your continent to close the briefcase and read the room.
Because nobody can negotiate with a man who conducts trade policy like a high school dropout in a chemistry exam, guessing loudly and blaming the teacher.
You now lead the only country on your continent the world does not file under banana republic. Failing to reach a deal with Trump is not a loss, sir. It is a character reference. Frame it.
Go π¨π¦.