Promises made or promises kept, which will be?

I noticed a new headline today stating, “Why Canada’s Unemployment Rate is Rising Faster than in the USA.” I didn’t bother to read it because I couldn’t get past the thought that it could possibly be because our current Prime Minister has been on an unearned holiday since he was named Prime Minister in April. He campaigned as the only person capable of dealing with USA tariffs and with President Trump, and he wasn’t here to negotiate.

I may have lost track, but my records say so far, he has made nine trips out of Canada and multiple stops within Europe. He advised the press that he made many deals on rare minerals, other products and LNG during his travels. He didn’t distinguish if he was buying or selling rare minerals. However, it didn’t sound like he had any final commitments on paper yet. He dropped into Poland, Germany and several other European countries. I couldn’t help thinking he was copying President Trump tripping around the world to raise his profile with various world leaders. He did mention promising Germany to make LNG available to them in the future but didn’t offer any details on how he planned to do that, or when.