Support at Home Helps Trudeau Stay the Course After Trump’s Threats
- President says PM’s comments will cost Canada ‘a lot of money’
- Government remains focused on Nafta talks and fighting tariffs
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If Donald Trump was counting on Justin Trudeau to bend to U.S. trade demands after a series of verbal attacks on the Canadian prime minister, it’s not working so far.
Trudeau is staying out of the fray, trying to forge ahead on a revised North American Free Trade Agreement as his country and key allies rally around him in the face of unprecedented criticism from his neighbor and chief trading partner.