Just because someone calls themselves an analyst or analyser or whatever clearly does not bestow any powers of prognostication on them.

Trudeau has a solid grasp of economics and trade. He's not bad at diplomacy either. I am confident that we are in good hands and that his efforts, combined with Chrystia Freeland's will be far more beneficial for Canada than Harper and Ed Fast could have come up with.

But what is missing is the kind of support from Canadians that would send a message of solidarity to the US that we stand together, and we stand behind our government. I don't understand how so many Canadians delight in showcasing our divisions and posting such gratuitous and inaccurate criticisms of our government leaders in public media. Worse, so many seem to delight in the thought that we could suffer at the whim of a reckless bully. Where is the sense in that?