Justin Trudeau was a no-show at a meeting to discuss a trans-Pacific trade agreement in Vietnam today. It is said he does not want to ruffle Donald Trump unnecessarily at critical negotiations around renewing NAFTA. The US president has already pulled out of the TPP talks. The CBC wins a turn-of-phrase prize for Friday by saying that Trudeau was at his most Harperesque in staying away. The former PM, known for his stubborn tendency not to just do what others want him to do, might take it as a compliment. Trudeau, who knows? The City News wrap here covers the abuse Trudeau took from the Australians over this. On the right, Trump being Trump about trade at the same gathering.
