The two leaders also called for the \u0027immediate release\u0027 of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor — the two Canadian citizens detained in China since December 2018
The readout said nothing about the Canada-U.S. border, where fully vaccinated American citizens and permanent residents will be allowed to cross beginning next week.Article content“The prime minister and president discussed COVID-19 and agreed to continue close collaboration in the management of the Canada-U.S. land border,” said Ottawa’s rendition of the call.
With Congress closing in on passing his signature infrastructure plan, which lays out US$1 trillion in spending on upgrading roads, bridges, water systems and high-speed internet access, Biden travelled to Pennsylvania last week to promise a stern approach. “The prime minister highlighted the significant alignment between labour and environmental standards in both countries,” the PMO readout said, “and the benefits to each country of open government procurement.”
He “reiterated Canada’s support for a negotiated settlement” in the dispute between the state and Calgary-based Enbridge Inc., and the pair “agreed to continue to monitor developments closely.” “Canada and the U.S. will work together to further strengthen bilateral co-operation on wildfires,” the readout said, “including by developing proposals to increase and share firefighting resources.”
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