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| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on US state visit | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on US state visit |
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| Canada's new liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington for the first state visit by a Canadian leader in nearly 20 years. | Canada's new liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington for the first state visit by a Canadian leader in nearly 20 years. |
| He has been welcomed by President Barack Obama with a red-carpet ceremony at the White House. | He has been welcomed by President Barack Obama with a red-carpet ceremony at the White House. |
| The two leaders are expected to discuss trade and environmental issues. | The two leaders are expected to discuss trade and environmental issues. |
| The visit comes as relations between the two countries improve, having become strained under Mr Trudeau's conservative predecessor Stephen Harper. | |
| Mr Obama extended an invitation to Mr Trudeau shortly after his election in October 2015. | Mr Obama extended an invitation to Mr Trudeau shortly after his election in October 2015. |
| Is the US experiencing Trudeaumania? | Is the US experiencing Trudeaumania? |
| What Canadians make of the US election | What Canadians make of the US election |
| In a speech, the president said the US and Canada were "blessed to be neighbours". | In a speech, the president said the US and Canada were "blessed to be neighbours". |
| Mr Trudeau had brought "new energy and dynamism not only to Canada but to the relationship between our nations", Mr Obama said, adding the two men have a "common outlook on the world". | Mr Trudeau had brought "new energy and dynamism not only to Canada but to the relationship between our nations", Mr Obama said, adding the two men have a "common outlook on the world". |
| In his remarks, Mr Trudeau said there was no relationship "in the entire world" like the Canada-US relationship. | In his remarks, Mr Trudeau said there was no relationship "in the entire world" like the Canada-US relationship. |
| The leaders will hold talks in the Oval Office, followed by a lavish state dinner. | The leaders will hold talks in the Oval Office, followed by a lavish state dinner. |
| The menu will feature nods to Canada in the form of poutine, Nanaimo bars and white chocolate snowballs. | The menu will feature nods to Canada in the form of poutine, Nanaimo bars and white chocolate snowballs. |
| 'Significant deal' | 'Significant deal' |
| Ahead of the meeting, a joint statement on environmental cooperation announced that the US and Canada would cut methane emissions by 40-45% below 2012 levels, by 2025. | Ahead of the meeting, a joint statement on environmental 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. | 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. | 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. |
| After Mr Trudeau's election, Mr Obama said they had agreed that the issue of climate change trumped any differences of opinion over the pipeline. | After Mr Trudeau's election, Mr Obama said they had agreed that the issue of climate change trumped any differences of opinion over the pipeline. |
| Thursday's agreement will see new US regulations for methane emissions from existing power oil and gas sources developed immediately, while Canada aims to propose some new regulations by early 2017. | Thursday's agreement will see new US regulations for methane emissions from existing power oil and gas sources developed immediately, while Canada aims to propose some new regulations by early 2017. |
| The boom in fracking for oil and gas on both sides of the US-Canada border has produced significant increases in emissions of methane gas over the past decade. | The boom in fracking for oil and gas on both sides of the US-Canada border has produced significant increases in emissions of methane gas over the past decade. |
| The deal is significant as half the world's emissions from this sector in 2012 came from just seven countries including Canada and the US, BBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath says. | The deal is significant as half the world's emissions from this sector in 2012 came from just seven countries including Canada and the US, BBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath says. |
| Methane, a greenhouse gas, has more than 80 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 20 year period. | Methane, a greenhouse gas, has more than 80 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 20 year period. |
| Envious comparisons | Envious comparisons |
| On Wednesday evening a reception for Mr Trudeau, 44, was held by two think-tanks in central Washington, and reportedly had a long waiting list for guests. | On Wednesday evening a reception for Mr Trudeau, 44, was held by two think-tanks in central Washington, and reportedly had a long waiting list for guests. |
| President Obama, 54, sees in the young leader a man who shares his progressive politics, as well as his early rhetoric of hope and change, the BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher reports from Washington. | President Obama, 54, sees in the young leader a man who shares his progressive politics, as well as his early rhetoric of hope and change, the BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher reports from Washington. |
| Mr Trudeau's optimistic election platform has led many to draw comparisons with the beginning of Mr Obama's presidency and some American liberals to draw envious comparisons with the US's political scene. | Mr Trudeau's optimistic election platform has led many to draw comparisons with the beginning of Mr Obama's presidency and some American liberals to draw envious comparisons with the US's political scene. |
| As Donald Trump solidified his position as front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination earlier this month, there was even a spike in internet searches about how to move to Canada. | As Donald Trump solidified his position as front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination earlier this month, there was even a spike in internet searches about how to move to Canada. |
| At the last meeting in November, Mr Obama gently reminded Mr Trudeau of the travails of implementing his agenda: "I just want to point out that I had no grey hair when I was in your shoes seven years ago," he said. | At the last meeting in November, Mr Obama gently reminded Mr Trudeau of the travails of implementing his agenda: "I just want to point out that I had no grey hair when I was in your shoes seven years ago," he said. |