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In response, Trudeau wrote Trump a letter wishing him a merry Christmas and correcting his previous comments on the US-Canada trade relationship.

Axios reported that Trudeau also included a document from the office of the US Trade Representative, which is part of Trump's own administration, reportedly writing, "you gave a great speech in Pensacola, but you were slightly off on the balance of trade with Canada. USTR says so! All the best for 2018, Justin."

Trudeau further circled and drew a smiley face next to a line from the USTR report stating that the US held a $12.5 billion surplus in the trade of goods and services with Canada in 2016, a source familiar with the note told Axios.

A Canadian government official did not comment on the specific notes, but told Axios that "there was a lot of back and forth" and said "it is certainly true that there were disagreements between our 2 countries about the figures" on the US-Canada trade balance.

In 2018, the USTR's office said that while the US has a deficit of $19.8 billion in trade of goods with Canada, they hold an estimated surplus of $27 billion in trade of services, coming out to a $7.2 billion net surplus for the US in trade of goods and services combined with Canada.