Kind words, tough talk: What to expect when President Joe Biden comes to Ottawa
When American presidents visit Canada, there's a recurring pattern in their oratory. They deliver spoonfuls of sugar — sweet, syrupy odes to one of the happier nation-to-nation relationships in a troubled world. Then comes the dose of medicine — a shot of tough love along with the sucrose in the form of a request for Canada to do more in the world.
Source: cbc.ca