How many weeks, or months, will the prime minister-designate, Mark Carney, be facing off with U.S. President Donald Trump in our current trade war? And how much damage could Carney do to Canada during this time? Does he know how to handle the whims of Trump’s ego-driven relationships with world leaders?

Trump is a man who surrounds himself with sycophants, expecting those around him to behave as sycophants, whether they mean it or not. If one needs something from Trump, one plays the part.