Canadian here sitting on the sidelines, but consider the tone in the room when Obama awarded Biden the Medal of Freedom compared to Trump's Jan 11 press conference--even given the distinct purpose for each venue. Compare the language, "This honor is beyond what I deserve," and "service without self-regard" with the repetition of lies, the refusal to take questions, and the trashing of established news agencies.

Now in Canada we hear from Spicer that we will probably face the same punitive trade measures as Mexico, even though our auto industry is very integrated with yours and there is a lot of cross-border exchange, especially in Michigan and Ontario. Canada has already met with the Trump team at least half a dozen times to make its case that NAFTA should be tweaked, not destroyed. This is an example of a relationship that did not need to be healed but could now be undermined.