Obama Hands Trudeau the Climate Torch as Prime Minister Seeks to Build Momentum Mike Blanchfield - The Canadian Press
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Obama, Trudeau see eye-to-eye on climate policy (RT America)

Entering the twilight of his presidency, President Barack Obama has passed the climate change baton to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, aligning the political stars on an issue central to both the U.S. president's legacy and Canada's foreign policy.

With just 10 months before he vacates the White House, Obama used Trudeau's state visit to Washington on Thursday to cement a joint intent to move forward on a series of initiatives on reducing greenhouse gases and finding new sources of non-carbon based energy.

"I'm especially pleased to say that the United States and Canada are fully united in combating climate change," Obama said Thursday.

"I believe we've laid the foundation for even greater co-operation for our countries for years to come and I'd like to think that it is only the beginning."

Trudeau has placed climate change at the heart of his domestic and foreign policy, incorporating it as a cross-cutting theme in the mandate letters to his cabinet ministers — not just Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, but Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion and their counterparts in natural resources, indigenous affairs and infrastructure.

Obama said he intends to work toward ensuring the Democrats win November's presidential election. But even if that's not the case, he said the "close friendship and relationship" between the two countries will ensure that some policies carry into the future.

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