The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
intends to forge a personal connection
with President Donald Trump by
focusing on job
creation and a secure America
when the two leaders meet on Monday. The Globe's Robert Fife writes that an unnamed Liberal official says the White House wants
"this to be a success." After Mr. Trump's
rocky start, the official says
the Americans "don't want
to miss their chance" to get off on
the right foot with Mr. Trudeau.
For the PM, the goal
is to assure Mr. Trump that Canada is in sync with
the President's priorities,
which are jobs for American
workers and secure borders. The Globe says Mr. Trudeau intends to
speak positively about the President's
plan to renegotiate the
North American free-trade agreement,
laying out the case that this
could benefit workers on both
sides of the border, while stressing
the deeply integrated nature
of both economies. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says, "Our strongest case ... is that the benefits that we
experience here in Canada are
shared across the border, and trying
to deconstruct them ... actually jeopardizes economic
prosperity and jobs ... on both sides of the border."
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