| President Barack Obama to visit Canada Feb. 19
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Canada on Feb. 19, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday.
It will be the first foreign trip for the newly installed president.
"This is a testament, not just to the size of our trading relationship and the closeness of our alliance, but also the strength of our friendship," Harper told the Commons.
"I look forward to an important and productive working visit."
No details of the visit have been announced, but the Harper government has said it wants to develop a North American climate-change policy in harmony with the Obama administration.
Other topics might include trade, security, border issues and Afghanistan.
Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, made his first foreign visit to Mexico after his inauguration in 2001, leading to some griping in Ottawa.
Harper spoke with Obama last week and discussed plans for the trip.
Analysts have said it's important the two leaders hit it off for the sake of the Canada-U.S. relationship.
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