When President Obama gives Prime Minister Trudeau the rare honour of a state dinner on Thursday, the tensions become old history. The two leaders are on the same ideological page and have a personal rapport. That’s what it takes for Canada-U.S. relations to work. Forget all the academic theorizing. What history shows is that it’s mainly happenstance. If the times serve up compatible leaders from compatible parties, all’s well. If not, beware.
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