Parting shots as Trudeau retreats from the NATO meetings

If there was one moment last week in Washington at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meetings that summed up the respect the Trudeau government has among Canada’s allies, it was the Prime Minister’s closing address at the summit. Justin Trudeau stood at a podium with the Canadian flag behind him and two wallflower ministers propped on either side of him. Trudeau appeared earnest in delivering his comments, glancing into the cameras and moving his head back and forth to a room full of… empty chairs. Nobody had come to listen to the Canadian PM’s final remarks.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said of the PM’s dismal performance at the NATO meetings, “It’s clear now Justin Trudeau is seen as an absolute joke on the world stage. I was embarrassed to see our prime minister treated like a human piñata by the rest of the NATO countries.”

Read my previous column: Trudeau schooled on commitment at NATO meetings

In a media availability session with Canadian media, Trudeau made som…