President Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau

entertainment value: The easy camaraderie with U.S. President Barack Obama, the galas, the celebrities, the spotlights, the glamour, according to The Chronicle Herald. Did any of that matter to the lives of ordinary Canadians Not immediately, beyond the entertainment value of it all. Here is the first edition. __ The spectacle of Justin Trudeau in Washington this week was something to behold. But the relationship between Canada and the United States is of primordial importance over the long term to the health and welfare our country and Canadians. New immigration targets, and support for troubled aboriginal communities come to mind. At the same time, the noise around the Washington visit may have drowned out or at least muffled some of the other developments on Parliament Hill this week that will have material effect on the population. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.