Here's What Justin Trudeau & Joe Biden Talked About During Their First Call As Leaders

They agreed to meet in February to work on "renewing" the Canada-U.S. relationship.
Senior Writer

It's official, Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden had their first phone call as leaders and here are all the details on what they talked about.

During the chat, they both agreed to meet in February to work on "renewing the deep and enduring friendship" between Canada and the U.S.

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Trudeau and Biden talked about the "fundamental priority" for both countries which is to end the pandemic.

Both of them discussed collaborating on vaccines and working closely together to stop COVID-19 by doing things like responding to variants and following expert advice.

Before the chat, a federal minister said that Canada and the U.S. will also be working together to make sure travel restrictions are consistent between both countries.

Trudeau mentioned the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline and how it was a "disappointment" for Canada.

He and Biden also talked about climate change, job creation, trade, economic growth along with promoting diversity and inclusion.

Recently Trudeau said that he's aligned with Biden and he thinks Canadians are too.

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    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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