"It was a very positive call," the Canadian source said. Trudeau reiterated Canada's disappointment about the pipeline but did not try to change Biden's mind, the source said. The White House statement said Biden acknowledged Trudeau’s disappointment. The two leaders also agreed to expand cooperation on continental defence and in the Arctic, and said their respective top defence and foreign affairs would be meet at the earliest opportunity, the Canadian statement said. Trudeau urged Biden to remove duties against Canadian exports of softwood lumber, which US industry has long protested are excessively subsidised.

Source: bd News24 January 23, 2021 05:26 UTC