Trudeau meets Trump: A diplomatic balancing act

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a barely recognizable difference to stroll on Monday and came through with his best discretionary exercise in careful control.

Mr Trudeau went to Washington wanting to secure consolations that President Donald Trump esteemed the Canada-US relationship, particularly its financial ties.

The PM can go back to Ottawa with Mr Trump on the record as calling the exchange relationship between the two countries "remarkable" and just needing a "tweaking".

What those changes may involve is still to be uncovered, yet you could nearly hear restless Canadian businessmen breathing a moan of alleviation.

Exchange relations with the US are critical for Canada. Over 75% of its fares travel south of the outskirt, while 18% of US fares are sent north.

In any case, Mr Trudeau and his priests have more than once pounded home different insights in the course of recent weeks that underscore the significance of Canada to American trade.

Almost nine million US occupations rely on upon exchange and speculation from Canada, while Canada is the top client for 35 US states.

US President Donald Trump (L) talks amid a joint question and answer session with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the East Room of the White House on February 13, 2017 in Washington, DC.Image copyrightAFP

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US President Donald Trump (L) holds a news gathering Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Mr Trump likewise made it clear he sees financial relations with Mexico in an altogether different light than those with Canada. Mexico is the third join forces with Canada and the US in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

"It's a substantially less serious circumstance than what's occurring on the southern fringe," the president said in reference to Canada-US exchange amid the joint news meeting with Mr Trudeau at the White House.

This first up close and personal meeting likewise offered a hint at how far Mr Trudeau was eager to go save those key exchange ties.

He declined to chomp when the press over and over bedeviled him to reprimand his host on prickly issues like migration, however his very own large portion arrangements remain as a blame to those of the new US president's.

Mr Trudeau is a self-depicted women's activist who calls himself "to a great degree organized commerce" and has made Canada's openness to movement, assorted qualities, and displaced people part of the nation's - and his own - image.