Biden and Trudeau announce updates on clean energy, migration and defence
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U.S President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced updates on a number of cross-border issues, after a day of meetings on Parliament Hill.
U.S President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced updates on a number of cross-border issues, after a day of meetings on Parliament Hill.
In a joint statement the two leaders announced plans to further bolster Norad, expand the Safe Third Country Agreement to unofficial ports of entry to address irregular migration, and launch a one-year energy transformation task force.
According to Trudeau's office Canada has made a series of new funding commitments, including:
• $250 million in Canada's semiconductor sector
• $420 million to protect and restore the Great Lakes
• $100 million in additional equipment and support for the Haitian National Police
• $7.3 billion in infrastructure for the arrival of F-35 fighter jets, from the $38.6-billion Norad modernization plan
