Obama-Harper: The Issues

Published February 18, 2009

When U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ottawa tomorrow morning for his first foreign trip, it will be a whistlestop all-work-and-no-play kind of visit.

While the Canada-U.S. relationship remains strong and overwhelmingly positive, there remain a number of sticking points that will need to be addressed. At the same time, the meeting will provide an opportunity for Mr. Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper to share their respective...