OTTAWA—Canada’s leader of the Official Opposition Pierre Poilievre brought up the issue of lifting vaccine requirements for Canadians visiting the United States in a brief meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on March 24, according to a Conservative Party statement.
The March 23–24 visit marked Biden’s first in-person trip to Canada since becoming U.S. president.
Poilievre also raised the issue of foreign election interference in Canadian elections, and committed to supporting common national defence interests, and to invest in and modernize the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD).
Poilievre also expressed his desire to end softwood lumber tariffs that affect both the Canadian and American economies, and exempt Canada from protectionist “Buy America” rules, the statement said….