I would agree with you at this current point in the game, though JT's first two years were pretty smashing both domestically and internationally and echoed his dad's celebrity. Trump and the rise of right-wing populism took a sledgehammer to sunny ways. Nevertheless, I don't think Trump's star is rising. He'll be lucky to maintain his stature going into the next election. For different reasons and in different ways, both Trudeau and Trump need some good turns going into the next election cycle. If the Dems win the next election, especially with a socialist like Cortez at the helm, and if Trudeau holds onto power after next fall, we'll be back to state dinners. If the Republicans or the Dems have a more centrist leader, like a Bush Sr. or Kasich or Biden, relations between the two countries will be fine. I think Trudeau is learning to tone down the righteous polcor BS. Scheer would be uncontroversial. He's probably a less astute Harper. At this point in Canada it's about getting the pipelines built. Most of everything else is noise.