Instead, the highly anticipated meeting Tuesday between President Donald Trump and his new Canadian counterpart Mark Carney fell somewhere in the middle: neither openly hostile nor outwardly chummy, evincing very little neighborliness, at least the type used on neighbors one likes.

A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown.

New Brunswick MP Dominic LeBlanc joined Mark Carney in the Whitehouse for his meeting with Donald Trump. LeBlanc took note of Trump's demeanor and "interest" in what Carney had to say.