Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

White House state dinner: Those votes hold consequences for the Canada-U.S. relationship and whether it ends 2016 the way it begins — with a spirit of amiability and ideological alignment between two national leaders, according to Huffington Post Canada. The prime minister and president have conveyed mutual affection and a desire to downplay potential irritants, like the Keystone XL pipeline and Canada shift in the Mideast combat mission. The first White House state dinner in 19 years for a Canadian leader will be happening right in the heat of primary season, after voters in key states like South Carolina have already weighed in. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with U.S. President Barack Obama. Any of these could pass for Obama priorities. The prime minister and Barack Obama share many other points of agreement — illustrated in the span of a few days where Trudeau enthusiastically attended a climate summit; introduced a tax hike on the rich; and welcomed Syrian refugees at the airport in a move applauded in a New York Times editorial. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.