Can Biden’s sunny message of continental co-operation be matched with policy reality?

'The visit sets the stage for further conversation and I think we need to hold the president to his word,' says former Canadian diplomat Louise Blais.

U.S. President Joe Biden, arriving for a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, trumpeted the Canada-U.S. relationship and pushed for greater continental co-operation during his March 24 address to Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 29, 2023

After the American president offered a cheery portrait of Canada-U.S. ties during his two-day visit last week, the real work will now start to turn the rhetoric into actionable results, say Parliamentarians and former diplomats.

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