Obama will meet separately with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and opposition leader Michael Ignatieff. Among the items on the agenda are trade, the environment and the war in Afghanistan.
Canada is hoping Obama will remain committed to NAFTA and the WTO. Also, they are worried that about environmental opposition to the type of "dirty" oil exported from Canada that produces a larger carbon footprint.
Obama will also discuss Canada's plan to pull out its troops from Afghanistan by 2011.
President Barack Obama is escorted by Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean upon his arrival in Ottawa, Canada, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009.
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Obama Arrives in Canada for First International Trip
Washington Post -
By Michael D. Shear OTTAWA, Feb. 19 -- President Obama touched down Thursday morning in this snowy Canadian capital -- his first foray outside the United States as president -- and headed for discussion of trade and the environment with Prime Minister ...
Afghanistan, trade on table as Obama visits Canada
Comment by Pat Gallagher Director of Environmental Law, Sierra Club
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