G20 summit a chance for Canada to fiddle a new global tune while Trump continues to burn

We will see the scale of the governance challenges as this summit unfolds. All too often, final priorities have been shaped by nothing more than the latest Trump tweets.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jets off to Japan for the G20 summit, beginning June 28, where he could explore strengthening relationships with other global partners instead of waiting for another slap in the face from the United States, writes John Sinclair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOHN SINCLAIR

June 26, 2019

This has been a particularly bad year for global harmony. We knew President Donald Trump was an inveterate gambler—a character flaw that led him into personal financial crises. However, now with his enhanced powers he seems to feel entitled to take on any and all supposed U.S. economic foes across...

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