Have a headache today, so not having much fun on this one:
but guess who had some fun this week?
Barack Obama and the US hosted a state dinner for my country, Canada, and Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie and their children who were also in attendance in Washington, D.C. this week.
It was the first one in over twenty years. Our last prime minister wasn’t, in my opinion, anywhere as interesting, warm, or willing to have an open dialogue with our neighbours to the south. Not sure why, what the reason, if that, for why it didn’t happen between Harper and Bush, but the last one was between Bill Clinton and Jean Chretien in the mid 90s.
There are articles talking about Obama and Trudeau developing a “bromance”, which I think is a little silly, but I am pleased to hear the way they spoke to one another, were light and making jokes back and forth about our two countries and their battle over hockey.
The two leaders appeared to have a ball together, as did their wives. The two families seem to get along well, the two men seeing the world in the same way, in many many areas of life.
Often Canada seems like it goes unnoticed by the US and we are known as the United State’s well behaved younger sibling. Nothing exciting happens here in Canada, compared to the US, but I like it that way frankly.
For example, I am glad Canada’s elections last year were a fraction of the length and circus that appears to be the case for the US for the 2016 election cycle. We aren’t taken as seriously, but I am proud of the friendship that was visible in all the newspapers and on the news this week.
Who knows what will be going on in the US a year from now. My prime minister was asked about a possible Trump presidency and he was very tactful about it, refusing to say much, choosing his words very carefully.
The dinner was like some fancy dream ball. I don’t know why Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were chosen to represent Canada, when I think I would have been a much better choice, but I wasn’t even considered for a possible invitation.
Hmm. What’s that all about anyway?
What will this do for Canada/US relations? Will anything of substance between the two countries get done, as Obama is nearly finished in the White House?
I could say a lot, using the word “ball” or variations on the word, when talking about my feelings about all that’s going on with the US, in the news lately, but I chose to focus on the ball that was had, the good times had by all this week, instead of the uncertainty that looms.
Her Headache 
hope our election is over with soon. But unfortunately not soon enough. 🙂
A bit to go still it looks like.
😦
One commentator in the U.S. quipped that Obama was setting up his exit strategy in case Trump got elected.
Makes a nice change from listening to bigots and morons talking balls, that’s for sure.
So so true.
🙂
So so sad as well.
We could all use the break.
The GOP rally with the anti-gay preacher at the weekend, did you see that unhinged sociopath? It really is becoming beyond satire and parody now, some of these people are truly terrifying.
I didn’t, but I think a lot of us make light as a form of denial because we don’t want to believe these things are going on.
😦
Time to face it.
Try and watch without your mouth hanging open in horror…
*correction – this was a while ago, I only saw it today.
I prefer Canada’s political decency to the mad circus of the U.S.
Uncertainty indeed. It’s scary.