Also Read | Bitter home truths for migrant workersHe called for China to release two detained Canadian citizens, saying that “human beings are not bargaining chips," and said that the US and Canada would “strengthen our shared commitment to provide safe haven for refugees and asylum seekers."Biden portrayed the relationship with the US’s northern neighbor and largest trading partner as reinvigorated, after strains over immigration, trade and defense under former President Donald Trump.
The new president made no mention of current disputes between the countries, such as Biden’s decision to halt construction of TC Energy Corp.’s Keystone XL oil pipeline linking oil-rich Alberta to Nebraska.“The United States has no closer friend -- no closer.