Seeking to turn the page on former U.

S.

President Donald Trump's on Orthodox foreign policy, Biden reiterated his commitment to the U.

S Canada relationship and pledged to work together on achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

We also doubled down on the reference to tackle climate change was really, really encouraging.

Now that the United States is back in the Paris agreement, we intend to demonstrate our leadership in order to spur other countries to raise their own ambitions.

Canada in the United States are gonna work in lockstep to display the seriousness of our commitment at both home and abroad.

Trudeau also thanked Biden for the U.

S s support, calling for the release of two Canadians detained by China Michael Spab or and Michael Cove Rig.

They were arrested by Beijing in 2018 on espionage charges after Canada's detention of the chief financial officer of Huawei on a U.

S.

Arrest warrant.

The bilateral meeting comes shortly after Biden irritated Canada by blocking the multimillion dollar Keystone 40 oil pipeline project and proposing a buy American program aimed at directing US spending toward domestic manufacturers.

But both leaders made clear they wanted to put the dispute behind them and strengthen their alliance kind of security.