HALIFAX—The most important file for any Canadian prime minister is the relationship with the United States.

And no Canadian prime minister has ever faced a more difficult relationship with an American president than Prime Minister Mark Carney does with Donald Trump.

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Diplomatic language aside, Carney must deal with the first malignant narcissist who has ever occupied the White House. Trump apparently reassures himself of his importance by exercising his right to break or diminish things.  

Trump has been on a wrecking binge throughout the first year of his second term. He even demolished the White House’s historic East Wing to make room for a 90,000-square foot ballroom that looks more like a Walmart store. Consider his destructive record.  

Trump imposed punishing tariffs on America’s allies and trading partners. Those tariffs have rattled economies around the world, and have driven up prices at precisely the time when affordability is killing consumers.  

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