Canada's Government Has Officially Invited Joe Biden & Kamala Harris To Ottawa (VIDEO)

All parties agreed on the invitation.
Canada's Government Has Officially Invited Joe Biden & Kamala Harris To Ottawa (VIDEO)
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It's been just over one week since Joe Biden was projected to win the presidency, and now he has been given an official invite to visit Canada's capital.

NDP Member of Parliament Peter Julian introduced a motion in the House of Commons on November 16 to officially congratulate Biden and Kamala Harris on their election victory.

It also extended an invitation for both of them to visit Parliament at the safest opportunity, and for the president-elect to make an address.

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Julian noted the "extraordinary relationship" between Canada and the United States while speaking in the House, and his motion was met with applause.

Speaker of the House Anthony Rota took a vote and there was no objection from any of the members present.

Previously, Justin Trudeau had extended his own personal message of congratulations to Biden and Harris, and spoke with the president-elect on the phone.

The last time Joe Biden visited Ottawa was in 2016 when he was still vice president under Barack Obama.

It is common for American presidents to deliver a speech in Parliament, with heads of state including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Bill Clinton having done so in the past.

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  • Colin Leggett
    Colin Leggett was a Contributing Editor with Narcity Canada. He wrote on the national news team for over a year and contributed to coverage of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election, as well as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Colin has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Cultural Theory from McMaster University, as well as a graduate certificate in Television Writing and Producing from Humber College. He is an avid consumer of politics and pop culture, having written about everything from food to television to Canada-U.S. relations.

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