President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo against Canada landed just as Mark Carney was setting out on a mission to insulate his country from the fallout of the trade war.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to walk an international tightrope over the next week as he departs Friday for a set of Indo-Pacific Summit meetings, one of which involves both the United States and China.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with potential investment partners in Singapore as part of his first official visit to Asia and pitching Canada as a reliable trading partner.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Canadians expect Prime Minister Mark Carney to get some results from his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Financial markets kicked off the week by gleefully cheering the weekend’s headlines that trade talks between the United States and China went smoothly. Just weeks earlier, Trump had threatened to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese exports and said he might call off a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.