Geez. Take thinks literally much, Ms. McLaren? My understanding is that the round table of women in business was a Canadian initiative. Given that, I would say that Trump and Co. were the props.

Trudeau stuck to his message about growing the middle class, promoting the interests of women, generally, and the importance of maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship between the U.S. and Canada. You can love him or hate him, but he did his job. And you can argue about it all you want, but Trudeau pere's comment about sleeping next to an elephant is as relevant today as it was way back when he said it.