then hopefully the midterm elections show a strong reaction to this. if it’s basically “meh”, then no, US can’t be considered a friend.

“I need to call a snap election so I have a clear mandate to fight back hard against American aggression.”

and then, after the election:

“It’s not aggression, really. They hit us because they love us. We shouldn’t make them do that.”

“I am in complete control and micro-manage every aspect of my government” does not pair well with “how on earth could I have possibly known about this, the deal that I enthusiastically pumped for political points against Trudeau during the pandemic? HOW?”