Don’t worry, Canada. Trade war will end, and end quickly

Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent/The Globe and Mail: The lesson for the Prime Minister and his negotiating team is clear. Wait for the political tides to turn and, until they do, don’t rush back to the negotiating table. It would be futile anyway because the U.S. will simply restate itsunacceptable demands. And until the administration can sort out who is actually in charge of the trade file – Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick reportedly intervened at the 11th hour to roll back some of the concessions offered by United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer – there is little point trying to close a deal…