With many Canadians holding their breath about what the Trump presidency may mean for the auto industry and much else in Canada-US trade, word has come that the PM has spoken with Mr. Trump by phone. The Prime Minister’s Office says the two men communicated Saturday for a period of time, but the length was not specified. The PMO said in an email that Trudeau noted the depth of the economic relationship, with 35 states having Canada as their top export market. Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer said “the president had a constructive conversation with prime minister Trudeau of Canada about strengthening the relationship between our two nations.” Spicer said the men also discussed setting up additional meetings in the days to come, which he said the U.S. will follow up on. On Sunday, David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, told the CBC that preliminary discussions with the Trump transition team have been positive, and Canada is not “at all” the target of Trump’s trade rhetoric.