Canada is AWOL, America at home playing with its guns

By Nick O'Malley
Updated November 12 2017 - 9:29am, first published November 11 2017 - 6:43pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to show up. Photo: AP
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to show up. Photo: AP

The no-show of Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, to a critical meeting on the Trans Pacific Partnership might have shocked diplomats and regional leaders, but it was indicative of something far more significant than poor diplomacy, says former foreign minister and NSW premier Bob Carr.