G20: Justin Trudeau to meet with Joe Biden, other leaders [Video]

RIO DE JANEIRO –

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the importance of democracy the rule of law during a meeting the G20 summit in Brazil.

A statement from the White House says Biden and Trudeau talked about the economy, climate change, migration and defence, just weeks before president-elect Donald Trump takes office.

The statement says Biden “underscored the importance of Canadian defence investment and the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty.”

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It also says both leaders “agreed that strengthening democracy and rule of law were essential to the prosperity and success of North America.”

The meeting came a day after The Associated Press reported that Biden has authorized Ukraine to use American-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia.

The two were meeting at the G20 summit in Brazil, where President Luiz Inacio Lula da …