Canada is small potatoes to the Americans so we are treated like little people. In public, Americans are full of praise for our partnership but behind the scenes, they regard us as their lackeys who follow orders. Donald Trump still hasn't visited Canada which is the usually the first foreign trip for a President since Reagan.

Trump is a bully so he is deploying bullying tactics to Canada because he thinks he can. Other more powerful countries like China and Mexico have to be respected so he's not going to put punishing tariffs on them.

Justin Trudeau will go to Washington and be given smiling assurances. When he gets back to Ottawa, Donald Trump will double cross him. Only when the new NAFTA is signed and sealed, will we know what we are getting.