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In rejecting Keystone, Obama described oil from Canadian oil sands as being among the “dirtiest” in the world. Trudeau blamed the previous government’s inaction on climate change and the environment as having “led to a ramping up of rhetoric against Canadian oil and against Canadian energy.”

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“And I certainly hope to be able to work broadly, not just with President Obama, but across the United States, and of course around the world, to highlight that Canada is a positive actor on the environment, and that we are responsible in how we develop our energy resources,” he said.

Trudeau said Canada’s new approach, which includes pushing recalcitrant countries to do more on climate change, was noted and welcomed by leaders at the G20 in Turkey.

“But I know that Canada has to start demonstrating real action, and not just words, in order for the world to understand that we are serious and committed to developing our resources in a responsible and sustainable way,” he said.

Another issue Trudeau and Obama will discuss is the war against the Islamic State. Trudeau has said he still plans to pull Canadian warplanes out of Iraq and Syria, while expanding efforts to train Kurdish and other forces that are fighting ISIL on the ground.

“That obviously means more than just 69 trainers,” he said. “How many that will be? What form that will take? What kind of engagement we’re going to have? Those are things we are going to work out.” However, he added: “There’s no question that this is not going to be a short engagement.”