The Canadian PM is navigating his role as a diplomat and statesman—not a politician on the campaign trail, writes David Moscrop.

The new Canadian Prime Minister narrowly avoids a clash in the Oval Office, but the president persists: "Never say never". Tuesday's meeting between the president of United States and the Prime Minister of Canada should have been a mere formality between two neighbors,

Carney quipped that he appreciated that reporters "couldn't tell what was going through my mind" as Trump told Canadians they should become part of the U.S.