If President Macron is trying to transform the sluggish and unproductive French economy which has under performed for decades the way PM Thatcher did for Britain which was dubbed "The Sick Man of Europe" and gave birth to a new economic insult "The British Disease" before she came in and changed things for the better, I wish him all the luck in the world.

Unlike another young, photogenic, French leader whom we all know all too well, it seems Macron is more than an attractive figurehead and wants to use his power for the good of his country.

Perhaps that well publicized dinner at which the Macrons hosted the Trumps at the restaurant atop the Eiffel Tower a few months ago was even more friendly than it had been described.

Macron's economic priorities and policies approach are but the latest example of the increasing isolation of our Trudeau government among first world economies on issues that matter most.

Myself, I blame it all on Trump ... and basic economics ... and reality.