President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first met formally at the APEC summit meeting in Manila , Philippines in November 2015 , nearly a week after the latter was sworn into the office . Both leaders expressed eagerness for increased cooperation and coordination between the two countries during the course of Trudeau 's government with Trudeau promising an " enhanced Canada – U.S. partnership "
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