Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Visits USA Wednesday March 09,2016

 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a state visit in Washington, D.C., with his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau and their children Xavier James, Ella-Grace and Hadrian on Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit is the first official one by a Canadian Prime Minister in nearly 20 years - the last one was Jean Chretien in 1997.

President Obama welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House for a state dinner on Thursday night March 10,2016 to mark the first official visit to the U.S. by a Canadian leader in nearly two decades

 

The leaders have pledged co-operation on liberalising investment and trade, promoting clean energy and preventing foreign fighters from travelling to the Middle East

 

 

Ahead of the meeting, a joint statement on environment cooperation announced that the US and Canada would cut methane emissions by 40-45% below 2012 levels, by 2025.

 

They also agreed to set "world class" standards on commercial activities in the Arctic, including oil and gas exploration.
US-Canada relations had previously suffered because of energy issues, when Mr Obama's administration opposed the Keystone XL pipeline, which was meant to transport oil from Canadian tar sands in Alberta to the US Gulf coast