The Canada / US Free Trade Agreement that was the central issue of the 1988 election was one I supported, having been active in the Canada / USA elected representatives' discussions that took place at Key West in the spring of 1988. Those politicians involved took comfort in the way contentious issues were resolved politically by elected representatives of good faith from all parties in both countries.

So, when John Turner levied accusations of bad faith at the Americans in the 1988 election, they failed and the Mulroney government was re-elected. Even the eventual triumph of Jean Chretien led to the continuation of the Canada / US FTA (and its later expansion into NAFTA).

Alas, I no longer trust the "good faith" emanating from the Trump WhiteHouse in the USA. Whatever might be thought of Presidents H. W. Bush and Clinton, they could hardly be regarded as "bullies". Today, we live in a different world led by a President with a very different temperament. 

Caveat emptor!