Team Canada's lesson: When trade partners go dark, seek out the bright parts

Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive to take part in a plenary session at the NATO Summit in Watford, Hertfordshire, U.K. on Dec. 4, 2019.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press What do we do when a country turns against us, or is ruled by a regime that is contradictory to our fundamental values? Do we hold our noses and try to play along, or do we cut that country out using the blunt tools of bans, sanctions and tariffs? This is far from an abstract question today. Canada more or less completely cut…