Ultimately, for the sake of maintaining America’s enduring alliances around the world, we can only hope the cordiality was not a façade but will be continued in future negotiations.

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are meeting at the White House. The meeting is the first since Carney became prime minister. Relations between the U.S. and Canada have been at a historic low due to Trump’s taunting of the country and imposition of tariffs.

The U.S. president appeared unwilling to back down on tariffs while the Canadian prime minister stood firm on his country’s sovereignty.