Who is Howard Lutnick and why did he call Canada 'a socialist regime' that feeds off America?

Howard Lutnick made headlines this week, ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, by calling Canada “a socialist regime”that feeds off of America. Hehas said, as a result, thathe is skeptical a trade deal can be made with America’s northern neighbour.
Who is Howard Lutnick?Lutnick, 63, is an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and politician who is serving as the 41st United States Secretary of Commerce. H