Justin Trudeau opted to meet with President-Elect Trump before inauguration. Is this precedented? And does this violate the Logan Act, which prohibits private citizens from engaging in talks or negotiations with foreign governments without the permission of the US government.

Meanwhile, unsurprisingly, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he was denied a meeting with Trump, with his staff citing the Logan Act as the reason.

Regardless, does this make Trudeau a minor Neville Chamberlain?

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• Did Justin Trudeau’s meeting with Donald Trump break a 225-year-old U.S law? (CBC)
• Japan PM Ishiba says he won’t get meeting he sought with president-elect Trump (Reuters)