Yep. He’s so down we may be getting the first departmental budget in two decades rather than an omnibus spending bill. He’s so down that Mexico came to the table and Trudeau is whining about the rules … and the chief unwritten rule often seems to be that America has to give up to get along.
On cultural content, I’m going to say why this matters … it’s not because the States and Canada are culturally so different but because (maybe some bits of Quebec aside) we’re so much alike. There are Canuks in the American entertainment industry most people probably don’t even know about that they’re Canadian … and the reverse is likely true too.
It would be simpler if South Park had it right … which brings up an modestly interesting question: has South Park EVER poked fun at Bill Shatner?