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Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia

Mark Carney tells Donald Trump ‘Canada is not for sale’ in a high-stakes Oval Office meeting

In a day of congenial menace at the White House, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney picked his spots carefully. He got his key message across — but got a largely unrelated earful in exchange from United States President Donald Trump.

A trip to the White House has become a rite of passage for leaders around the world, with a series of predictable elements in the Trump era — from the blindside on social media to the handshake and the tense sitdown in the newly gilded Oval Office.

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