Obama on growing friendship with Trudeau: 'What's not to like?'
Source: Reuters
President Barack Obama on Thursday turned the page on years of shaky ties with Canada by staging a lavish White House welcome for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, making clear the new leader is a man after his own heart.
Trudeau, 44, the left-leaning Liberal Party leader and son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, took power last November. He already enjoys a closer bond with the Democratic president than his right-of-center predecessor, Stephen Harper of the Conservatives, managed in more than six years of dealing with the Obama administration.
"He campaigned on a message of hope and of change. His positive and optimistic vision is inspiring young people," Obama said after meeting with Trudeau in the Oval Office.
"So, from my perspective, what's not to like?" he added, also noting Trudeau's commitment to the environment.
Keeping good relations with the United States is critical for Canada, which sends 75 percent of its exports to its southern neighbor. Trudeau brought along six Cabinet ministers in a sign of how seriously he took the visit.
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he is so appealing and comes by it naturally. The two of them together --Obama with his grace--was such a pleasure to watch. I watched the whole thing and found it spellbinding.
And President Obama, too!
The Obama White House is hosting a state dinner on Thursday in honor of Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau. On the menu is a variation on poutine, a late-night favorite of Quebec.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Na'eem Adam, co-founder of Poutine Week in Canada.
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SHAPIRO: Poutine is often served late at night, perhaps after a few drinks. I have seen it described
as a beer sponge. Describe what it is.
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ADAM: Yeah, exactly. It's the - some would say the base - the potatoes, the fries. And there's a brown
gravy. The gravy's usually used to mix the dish together and to melt away the cheese curds.
SHAPIRO: So it's cheesy. It's salty. It's got fat. Its got carbohydrates. It sounds delicious but not like
something you would typically find on White House china.
http://www.npr.org/2016/03/10/469972493/white-house-chef-to-serve-canadian-poutine-at-state-dinner
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God, I'm going to miss President Obama he is the cat's pajamas.
from the article in the O.P. (justin bieber smack
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Obama struck a warm, informal tone from the start and told Trudeau at a state dinner he "may well be the most popular Canadian named Justin." Singer Justin Bieber is from Canada.
