President Barack Obama visited Ottawa today for a 6 hour visit with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
This is the first visit to a foreign country for the newly-elected president. The focus of the visit is on a new climate treaty. The president is expected to gauge the prime minister's views on the future of the Afghanistan mission, as well as discuss what each country is doing to get the global economy back on its feet
The leaders met privately for 33 minutes, a session originally slated to last only 10 minutes. They then moved on to a meeting and working lunch with their staff teams. The president and the prime minister are scheduled to hold a joint news conference at 2:45 p.m. ET.
Given Obama's public declaration of his love of tea, I hope our Prime Minister put the kettle on to warm up their discussions!
Happy sipping - Ann
