For Canadians who bypass nightly newscasts and head straight to late-night American TV, there was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, making the case for Canada. Or more to the point, for himself and his party as it faces down the barrel of a non-confidence motion in the House of Commons this week.

— NDP Leader JAGMEET SINGH will speak in the House at 11:30 a.m. on the Conservatives’ Opposition Day motion. He’ll talk to journalists at 2 p.m., just before tucking into QP.

For Donald Trump, it’s Fox News sycophant Sean Hannity. Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper loved nothing more when he was in office than sharing his views on the National Hockey League with bemused sports reporters.

There’ll be no polling on the matter, but a quick perusal of social media and comment sections would suggest Canadians are mostly split on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday night.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said many Canadians are taking their cost-of-living frustrations 'out on me for understandable reasons,' during his U.S. late-night television debut on 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert Monday night.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appearing as a guest on CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday. Trudeau's official itinerary says the interview will be shot during his trip to New York, where he is meeting with leaders ahead of the 78th gathering of the United Nations General Assembly.