A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown, but there was little ordinary about this one. Here was newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney making his first visit to the Oval Office to see President Donald Trump,

Fresh off his electoral victory, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Washington, D.C. today to meet with President Donald Trump. The meeting is the first face-to-face for the two leaders and Trump’s repeated threats to the sovereignty of America’s northern neighbor will likely hang over the proceedings.