As I told a Canadian friend months ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sort of the Canadian Obama – i.e., a pretty face and fancy phrases, but a wrecking ball politically. In simple numbers, President Obama left his party in its worst electoral shape since the 1920s.  Don't be surprised if P.M. Trudeau's policies put the Conservatives back in power up north. Up in Canada, the political landscape is suddenly changing on immigration, as we see in this report: The issue has the Canadian prime minister caught between demands for tighter security and his own pledge of open arms.  The controversy has ramped up in recent weeks, in part because of Ontario’s election of a conservative government led by populist Doug Ford.  He and two other premiers have called on Trudeau to act, and a political sparring match is underway over what values are more Canadian: welcoming refugees, even those arriving illegally, or securing...(Read Full Post)