In just over a week, the PM managed to degrade Canada's reputation and further harm the relationship with our largest trading partner and closest ally

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SDEROT, Israel — Beijing, Doha, Davos. In just over a week, Prime Minister Mark Carney managed to tell the world that his geopolitical acumen is non-existent.

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Let’s begin by looking at a map. Geography is Canada’s mixed blessing, but we cannot alter it. Nor will piecemeal agreements ever make more than a gentle dent in the fact that the majority of our trade is with the United States.

In addition to trade dependence, Canada has rendered itself defenceless. Because of our good fortune in sharing an 8,891 kilometre long border with the United States, we have been derelict in minding our security and military capabilities.

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Just last week, it was reported that the Canadian military was looking at scenarios in the event of a U.S. invasion. The country would be overrun in no time by American forces and would have to resort to guerrilla-like tactics to attempt to repel such an attack.

Yet Carney still pretends that Canada is a........

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