Biden arrives in Canada for 1st official visit as US President FULL

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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Canada on Thursday evening for their first official visit since he was elected in 2020. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and other ministers greeted the couple after he landed. Biden and Simon then sat down for a discussion before the president and first lady left the airport.
Canada is normally one of the first foreign trips for a new president but Bidens visit had been delayed in part due to COVID-19.
He will be in Ottawa until Friday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Wednesday that the two will discuss many subjects. Of course well talk about China but the centre of our conversations will be about jobs and growth critical minerals and fighting climate change and continuing to build an economy across the continent that works for all citizens he said.
Another top issue will be modernizing NORAD the shared continental air defence network which is back in the spotlight after the appearance of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that hovered over Canada and the U.S.
last month. Both the U.S.
and Canada have committed to updating and strengthening NORAD over the coming years as well as developing new tools to detect and defend against new threats like the surveillance balloon.
Both leaders are also likely to discuss the irregular migrant crossings at Roxham Road at the Quebec-New York border.
Trudeau said the government is working with the U.S.
to fix the situation at the crossing and that negotiations are ongoing.
Biden last visited Canada in December 2016 when he was vice president in the Obama administration.
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