![]() It's a data-driven fact.Įarlier this week, the Gallup poll did a new poll showing American opinions on different countries in the world. Americans love Canadians, and that's not hyperbole. Trading relationships that measure more than $2.5 billion a day.Įvery day, hundreds of thousands of people cross the borders, going north and south, to work or just to visit, knowing they'll find a warm welcome on the other side of the border. ![]() but when you stop and think about it, it's really a wonder - 5,525-mile-long border, more than 8,800 kilometers, defined by peaceful commerce. It can be easy to take a partnership between Canada and the United States as a given. And if I didn't see that - I married a Philly girl - if I didn't say that, I'd be sleeping alone, fellas. I have to say, I like your teams except the Leafs. So do our sports leagues: baseball, basketball, hockey. No two nations on Earth are bound by such close ties - friendship, family, commerce and culture. Americans and Canadians are two people, two countries, in my view, sharing one heart. This is a custom that speaks to the closeness of our relationship. And, ladies and gentlemen, I'm honored to have the opportunity to uphold a tradition carried out by so many of my predecessors in addressing the hallowed halls of the Canadian democracy. Although this is a different hall. Jill and I are grateful for the hospitality that you and Sophie have shown us. I want to thank you for your partnership and for your personal friendship. We had to make a visit virtual, but since then, we've been all over the world, taking on some of the toughest issues our nations have faced in a very long time. Prime Minister Trudeau, you were my first meeting with a foreign leader, just one month after my presidency during the hardest days of COVID-19. Speaker of the House of Commons, Speaker of the Senate, Members of the Parliament, thank you for the very kind welcome to my wife and I. But, seriously, thank you very, very much. So, that's as good as I can get right now. First time I attempted to make a speech in French, I was laughed at. ![]() PRESIDENT BIDEN: I must tell you, I took four years of French in school. Text of U.S President Joe Biden's speech to the Canadian Parliament, March 24, 2023, as released by the White House. ![]()
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