Trudeau’s meeting with Trump eyed from both sides of the border

Seemingly everyone watched Justin Trudeau’s first meeting with US President Donald Trump — and for good reason: more than $2 billion crosses the border every day in trade. Trump wants to renegotiate NAFTA, which is causing ripples in some areas, though he intends major changes to be aimed at Mexico.

According to Desautels Associate Professor Karl Moore, the meeting got a passing grade from Canadians, who saw their prime minister represent the country well, while President Trump said only nice things about Canada. Professor Moore goes on to say that Trump is a bit of a wildcard, but that “We’re happy the first meeting seemed to go reasonably well.”

Read full article: WAMC, February 15, 2017