The US is in a debt crisis, its military is being humiliated weekly and its population is bitterly divided on virtually every issue. And though it is much bigger, much stronger, much richer than Canada, Mark Carney has recognised that standing up to Trump is now less risky than submitting to his bullying, writes Toronto-based Stephen Marche

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney drew international attention earlier this year by warning that middle powers such as Canada must resist economic coercion.

The Canadian Prime Minister is treating Trump as a naked emperor leading a government of total amateurs