F or four years, the popularity of Canada’s governing Liberal Party had been declining. When its leader, Justin Trudeau, announced that he would step down as prime minister on January 6th, the party was as unpopular as it has ever been in its 158-year history.

The Canadian prime minister said the country has a $1.3 billion border plan and 10,000 "frontline personnel" protecting the border.

President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a temporary deal Monday evening to halt the imposition of 25% tariffs on each other’s imports for 30 days while a final border security pact gets hashed out.