"The Prime Minister’s Office said Mr. Trudeau will be too busy engaging “directly with Canadians” to travel to Washington to witness the swearing-in of Mr. Trump."

That is a big mistake. You don't blow off the inauguration of the US president to walk around meeting people in a shopping mall. Trudeau is letting his obvious personal distaste for Trump overrule his job as Prime Minister of Canada. He needs to suck it up, grit his teeth, and take one for the country.