Premier David Eby and California Governor Gavin Newsom each gave breezy summaries of their brief video chat Monday that left the impression it was a pretty routine get-together.

But the next day, Newsom announced an ad campaign aimed at stemming the notice­able drop in Canadian visits to the U.S. and encouraging “northern neighbours” to visit his state.

You get the impression something was left off the public list of topics discussed.

Boycotting the U.S. is one of Eby’s favourite topics when it comes to raging about U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic attacks on Canada.

He cancelled a family trip to Disneyland in protest and has repeatedly urged British Columbians to cancel travel plans to the U.S. Last week, he issued a directive to curb government travel there and freeze out U.S. suppliers where viable.

You have to wonder if Newsom asked Eby to cool it.

Newsom posted that “the state of mind in the U.S. has dramatically changed as it relates to Canada,” as an oblique reference to Trump’s destruction of the formerly friendly relationship.

“We want to make........

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