Biden Welcomes Trudeau at North American Leaders’ Summit

“Well, it’s great to welcome back the prime minister, who we’ve been good friends for a while, and it’s nice to have you here in the White House. We’ve had a lot of meetings around the country, around the world. We’ve been with each other, what half a dozen times almost so far?” “It’s been a busy year.” “I think we both think we’re at our best when opportunity, equity and justice all coincide. And they’re the core values of Canadians and the United States. And so this is one of the easiest relationships that you can have an American president. One of the best.” “It is a pleasure to be back here in Washington with you, but as you say, we have had the virtual bilat. We’ve had many, many encounters that all sorts of different international fora where we’ve been strongly aligned on environment, on fighting Covid and getting through this pandemic, preparing for future challenges, but also on building back better and recovering our economies in ways that work for the middle class, for people working hard to join it in a way that is inclusive and fair. And we’ve got a lot, a lot of work to continue to do.”