Carney cast himself during the campaign as an even-keeled political outsider with the economic bona fides to take on Trump and manage a trade war.

Trump is not a complicated man when it comes to his judgments of other people. He is, after all, a person who commonly hires people because they are "out of central casting." During Trump's first term,

The episode has not only given Trudeau a bump in support, but it’s delivered a potential lifeline to his flailing Liberal Party ahead of the expected election. It’s also a boon for his successor, Mark Carney, who was elected Liberal leader on Sunday and will soon take the prime minister’s office, at least briefly.