Scott Reid: State visits and saying no to the naysayers
"Justin Trudeau’s choice of David MacNaughton was precisely the correct move because it provides him with a point man guaranteed to have his – and only his – agenda at heart.
In the same vein, recruiting top-notch foreign policy experts directly into the PMO ensures that when it comes to Canada-U.S. relations, our new Prime Minister will be assured of strong and multiple points of view. No doubt these moves have already paid quiet dividends. They will pay off even larger in the future.
This week wasn’t a fluke. There is an opportunity, even with a presidential election pending, for a new partnership between Canada and the U.S. But it won’t work without a Prime Minister willing to seek and follow advice that occasionally breaks from the herd. On that important behind-the-scenes score, Trudeau is off to a start just as strong as the one we just witnessed in front of the cameras."
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