G U F F A W, G U F FAW

The Obama administration,

which has better comedic timing than most, can’t usually joke with visiting Europeans or Middle Easterners. But with Trudeau it was one long parade of dad jokes. “About time,

eh?”— Barack Obama, using one of Canada’s characteristic verbal tics. He was referring to the 19-year gap since the last time a prime minister paid an official visit to Washington. “Every

time we have a presidential election, our friends to the north have to brace for an exodus of Americans who swear they’ll move to Canada if the guy from the other party wins” — Obama. Justin

Trudeau has a “favourability rating that is equal to that of Wayne Gretzky and Rachel McAdams, and well ahead of Justin Bieber” — Secretary of State John Kerry.