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I don't know why we're not announced for food. I don't know why we're not announced for food. I don't know why we're not announced for food. I don't know why we're not announced for food. I don't know why we're not announced for food. I would now like to invite the right honorable Prime Minister to say a few words. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today we welcome to our parliament the 46th President of the United States of America, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Mr. President, you're a true friend to Canada, and that matters more than ever in this consequential moment. Make no mistake, these are serious times. When the consequences of a warming planet are intersecting with the aftermath of a global pandemic. When an unjustifiable war in Europe has shocked the conscience of the world and exposed the vulnerability of energy markets and supply chains. When families are facing the pressures of inflation and struggling with affordability. When citizens around the world feel anxious about their future and their kids futures. Mr. President, as it should be, our two nations stand united in this moment, finding solutions side by side. We will continue to work together to create jobs and to build economies and societies that are healthier and more sustainable. The economy, the environment and security are interwoven and that has never been more clear. It has never been more clear that everything is interwoven. Economic policy is climate policy is security policy. People need us to think strategically and act with urgency, and that is exactly what brings us together today. Mr. President, throughout our history, Canada and the United States as friends and allies have faced many challenges together. Pandemics, recessions, wars. Here in this house in September 1939, members of parliament debated going to war. A few years later, Canadian and American soldiers were fighting against fascism, shoulder to shoulder. There are battlefields around the world where our soldiers lie in cemeteries, shoulder to shoulder. War has now returned to Europe. As you well know, Mr. President, Canada will continue to stand strong with Ukraine with whatever it takes. Together, both of us are partners that Ukraine and the world can count on. Since Putin launched his brutal invasion, like you, Canada has provided significant military support. In our case, artillery, ammunition, armor and tanks. From 2015 to today, with Operation Unifier, the Canadian Armed Forces train the brave members of the Ukrainian military about 35,000 of them and counting. With partners and allies, we've both used sanctions and punitive economic measures to continue to deplete the Kremlin's war chest. After a terrifying spring, a violent summer and fall, and an exhausting winter, Ukraine still stands. One year ago, our friend, President Zelensky, addressed this chamber to thank us for having supported him from the beginning. Today, Mr. President, together, we reiterate that message for President Zelensky and all Ukrainians. We remain at your side. It is by defending democracy and the rules-based international order that we will ensure the safety and security of Canadians and Americans. Vladimir Putin has underestimated the resolve of Europe and NATO allies. He has underestimated the strength and the courage of Ukrainians and their will to defend their language, their culture and their homeland. Mr. President, today I want to introduce you to Natalia, who I met just last week. Natalia arrived in Canada from Ukraine more than 10 years ago. Give us a wave, Natalia. She arrived in Canada from Ukraine more than 10 years ago. She's safe here with her family, but she still has a lot of loved ones in Ukraine. Every time she hangs up after speaking with a cousin or a friend, she feels a twinge in her heart, wondering if this conversation might be their last. Mr. President, we cannot and will not let Natalia's loved ones down. The Ukrainian people are counting on us. We must stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine with as much as it takes as long as it takes. But I bring up Natalia now, not just because of what's happening over in Ukraine as we speak, but also because she's key to what we're building here today and tomorrow. You know, I met Natalia in Nova Scotia last week. She currently lives near Bridgewater, which is a small town of some 9,000 people. For over 50 years, the Michelin tire plant in Bridgewater has been one of the most high-performing facilities in the world. It is thanks to the strength of the workers there that Michelin has just announced major investments to modernize its facilities in order to respond to the growing demand for electric vehicles. Good, stable jobs like the ones at that plant truly count for Natalia and her family, and they also count for our large and small communities. When I was at the Scotia meeting with Natalia and others, I met third-generation tire workers at that Michelin plant. And because of the work that we're doing together and investments we're making for the future, that community will have jobs for generations more to come. And that doesn't just impact them in Bridgewater. It means there will continue to be vans delivering food to grocery stores in California and trucks delivering medical supplies to hospitals in Pennsylvania that roll on tires made in Nova Scotia, as it should be. Mr. President, in 1987, Ronald Reagan addressed this house in a final big push towards the first Canada-US free trade agreement. He pointed out that the US-Canadian border was a meeting place rather than a dividing line. More than 30 years later, our border is no longer just the place where we meet each other. It's the place where we will meet the moment. It's a place where we will meet the future. A future not only with good jobs, but good, stable careers for generations to come. See, we're also joined today by steel workers from DeFasco in Hamilton. One of them is Neil. Let's just end up now. You see, Neil's mother worked at DeFasco in the 70s. His father worked in the finishing steel area for 37 years. Now, with the investments we've made to help DeFasco phase out coal-fired steelmaking in favor of electric arc, Neil's kids and grandkids and great-grandkids will be able to choose careers making the clean steel the world needs to build EVs, buildings and bridges. Clean steel will be the backbone for manufacturing in the future, and workers like Neil, from generations past to generations future, will continue to be at the heart of the economy we're building for the middle class. See, economic policy is climate policy, is security policy. With growing competition, including from an increasingly assertive China, there's no doubt why it matters that we turn to each other now to build up a North American market on everything from semiconductors to solar panel batteries. Mr. President, with the Inflation Reduction Act, you're creating the jobs of today and tomorrow for the middle class in America. And this also means more clients for Canadian critical minerals processors, for our clean energy innovators, for our integrated auto workers, for our farmers, growers and producers and so many others. It's an example of how we can make progress at home and as partners. To support good jobs in the economy of the future, Canada has one of the greenest electrical grid in the world. Some 83% of our electricity is already carbon neutral, and we are on target to achieve 100% clean energy by 2035. To do so, we are working with local communities, including projects led by indigenous communities across the country, whether it be for solar panels or wind turbines. And all of our clean electricity exports go to the United States. Worldwide, we must all accelerate our transition to renewable energy. This week, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report showing that our planet will achieve a critical threshold in terms of climate change over the coming decade. That means more heat waves, more drought, more floods and more endangered species. When I think of the families, I met on the Atlantic coast last fall who saw their houses being torn to pieces by Hurricane Fiona. When I think of the people of Lytton, BC, whose town burned because of a wildfire during a record-breaking heat wave, I know that responsible leadership means doing more to fight climate change, more to protect families. Climate policy is economic policy, is security policy. As leaders, our people's security is our top priority. Not only do we have to keep up the good work, we have to do more and faster. And I know you agree, Mr. President. I remember our discussion in 2016 on climate change when you were here in Canada as vice president. You met with the premiers of the provinces and territories, as well as with indigenous leaders. That same day, at the first ministers meeting, our government adopted the Pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change, which essentially puts a nationwide price on pollution. I'm pleased to be your host again today, knowing that environmental protection remains one of your top priorities. Mr. President, what makes this such a moment of consequence is that our world, our way of living, is facing multiple threats at the same time. That's why security policy is climate policy, is economic policy. Because climate change, inflation, war, energy shortages, but also foreign interference, misinformation and disinformation, and constant attacks on our values and institutions, all compound. Democracies like ours, just like democracies around the world, didn't happen by accident and won't continue without effort. We have to stick together. We have to continue to face down authoritarian threats, both at home and abroad. We have to continue to defend what is right. This is not the time to compromise on our values. This is not a moment to compromise on our values. This is a moment to double down on them. We must continue to show resilience, perseverance, and strength. Resilience, perseverance, and strength. These are words that perfectly describe two men who are here with us today, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Mr. President, when the plane transporting the two Michaels landed on Canadian soil after more than a thousand days of arbitrary detention in China, Canadians proved that resilience, perseverance, and strength are more than just lofty ideals. They're commitments that drive our actions and shape our character. Canada got the two Michaels home and we did it the right way. Not just by respecting the rule of law, but by anchoring ourselves to it. When under great pressure to undermine our commitment to our agreements and treaties and to the rule of law, we did not capitulate. We did not abandon our values. We doubled down and we rallied our allies against arbitrary detention. And through that, with your support and your leadership, Mr. President, the rule of law prevailed and the Michaels came home. Together with our allies and partners, Canadians and Americans have to remain a source of inspiration to the rest of the world. But above all, we have to keep up the good work. Every day, we have to do what needs to be done to build a better future for people like Neil and Natalia, their kids and grandkids. And we will meet this moment. Mr. President, in your most recent powerful State of the Union, you encourage the American people to stay optimistic, hopeful, and forward-looking. Well, this is a vision that Canadians share too. So let's keep working hard and together, let's continue to build a better future for our people. Welcome to Canada, my friend, ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. Bonjour, Canada. Good afternoon, Canada. I must tell you, I took four years of French in school. First time I attempted to make a speech in French, I was laughed at. So that's as good as I can get right now. And seriously, thank you very, very much. Speaker of the House of Commons, Speaker of the Senate, members of the Parliament, thank you for the very kind welcome my wife and I. Mr. Trudeau, you were my first meeting with a foreign leader just one month after my presidency during the hardest days of COVID-19. We had to make a visit virtual, but since then, we've been all over the world talking about taking on some of the toughest issues. Our nations have faced in a very long time. I want to thank you for your partnership and for your personal friendship. I thank you very much. You and I are grateful for the hospitality you and Sophie have shown us. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm honored to have the opportunity to uphold a tradition carried out by so many of my predecessors addressing the hallowed halls of the Canadian democracy, although this is a different hall. You've done a hell of a job. This is really beautiful. It's really very beautiful. This is a custom that speaks to the closeness of our relationship. Americans and Canadians are two people, two countries, in my view, sharing one heart. It's a personal connection. No two nations on earth are bound by such close ties, friendship, family, commerce, and culture. Our labor unions cross borders. So do our sports leagues, baseball, basketball, hockey. Listen to this, hockey. I have to say, I like your teams except the Leafs. I beat the Flyers back in January. That's why. And if I didn't see that, I married a Philly girl. If I didn't say that I'd be sleeping alone with fellas, I like you, but not that much. It can be easy to take a partnership between Canada and the United States as a given. But when you stop and think about it, it's really a wonder. 5,552 mile long border, more than 8,800 kilometers defined by peaceful commerce, trading relationships that measure more than $2.5 billion a day. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people across the borders going to the north and south to work or just to visit knowing they'll find a warm welcome on the other side of the border. Americans love Canadians, and that's not hyperbole. It's a data-driven fact. Early this week, the Gallup poll did a new poll showing American opinions on different countries in the world. This is a fact. Canada ranked at the very top, 88% favorable rating among Americans, up from 87 in the year before. I take credit for that one point. I suspect every politician in this room would do a hell of a lot to get those kind of numbers. But there's a reason for it. The same fundamental aspirations we've reverberated across both our nations, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, to living freedom. Not just freedom, but living freedom with dignity, with dignity, to relentlessly pursue the possibilities of tomorrow, to leave our children and our grandchildren in the future that's better because of our efforts, the people in this room and the similar room in the United States. President Kennedy said, and when he spoke here in 1961, and I quote, he said, ours is the unity of equal and independent nations. Co-tenants of the same continent, heirs of the same legacy, and fully sovereign associates in the same historic endeavor to preserve freedom for ourselves and for all who wish it, for all who wish it. For more than a century of that historic endeavor, Canada and the United States have had each other's backs. In war and in peace, we have been the stronghold of liberty, safeguard for the fundamental freedoms that give us our lives, literally give our lives meaning. We have gladly stepped into the responsibilities of global leadership, because we understand all that is at risk for Canadians and Americans alike when freedom is under attack anywhere in the world. Today, our destinies are intertwined and they're inseparable, not because of the inevitability of geography, but because it's a choice, a choice we've made again and again. The United States chooses to link our future with Canada because we know that we'll find no better partner than I mean this from the bottom of my heart. No more reliable ally, no more steady friend, and today I say to you and to all the people of Canada that you will always, always be able to count on the United States of America. Together, we have built a partnership that is an incredible advantage to both our nations. That doesn't mean we never disagree, as any two countries will do from time to time. But when we disagree, we solve our differences in friendship and in goodwill, because we both understand our interests are fundamentally aligned. As we stand at this inflection point in history, that professor who once explained the inflection point, as you're going down the highway 60 miles an hour, and you rapidly turn one direction five degrees and never get back on the same path again. But, but you're on a different course, where the decisions we make in the coming years will determine the course of our world for decades to come. It happens every five or six generations, but we're at that point. Nothing gives me greater confidence in the future than knowing Canada and the United States stand together still. Today, I'd like to speak to a little bit about the future for me. A future that's ours to seize. I get criticized at home sometimes for saying that I used to always rock for President Obama used to always kid me because I'd always say to him in our private meetings. Countries never more optimistic than his president or its leaders. Well, I have never been more optimistic in my life about the prospects. I really mean this with bottom my heart. We're so well for the future built around our shared responsibilities prosperity security shared values. First, it's a future built on shared prosperity, where Canada and the United States continue to anchor the most competitive, prosperous and resilient economic region in the world. That's a fact. That's just a fact. Our supply chains are secure and reliable from end to end, because we're creating the value at every step right here in North America. We're mining our critical minerals to manufacturing packaging the most advanced semiconductors in the world to producing electric vehicles and clean energy technology together. The future where we understand that economic success is not in conflict, the rights and dignity of workers or meeting our responsibilities addressing the climate crisis, but rather those things depend on us doing that. Actually, since becoming president, I've been laser focused on rebuilding the US economy from the bottom up in the middle out. Not a whole lot trickle down from the top down to my dad's kitchen table. And by the way, when the bottom when the middle class does well, the wealthy do very well. No longer church. The United States made a stark and to the chagrin some of our critics in the press bipartisan investments in infrastructure and infrastructure innovation, but already bringing together delivering concrete benefits to the American people. And we, you know, as we implement these legislative achievements, there are enormous opportunities for Canada and the United States to work even closer together to great good paying jobs in both our countries. Inflation Reduction Act, which I admit wasn't bipartisan but nonetheless, all of a sudden I'm finding we have more adherence represents a single largest commitment and tackling climate in our history. As a matter of fact, the single largest investment in all of human history, and it's going to spur clean energy investments all over the world. And explicitly explicitly includes tax credits for electric vehicles assembled in Canada. Recognize. Recognizing how interconnected our auto industries are and our workers are. I am most pro union president ever America's ever had. I speak to a hell of a lot of Canadian Union members. Look, this is the middle. This is a model for future cooperation with both our nation is investing at home to increase the strength of our industrial basis, making sure the products manufactured in North America are not only manufactured but they're the best in the world. We're going to amplify our shared commitment, climate action, while growing our economies. I could just stop for just a second and say, you know, when I announced for president, I was always known as one of those kind of green Republicans and Republicans used to be the same in my place. Well, guess what, I didn't announce my, my, my, my environmental plan, and I was getting beat up wise Biden all of a sudden changing. Well, the reason is, I brought all the unions together. I brought them into the White House, not a joke, because they all said we're going to lose our jobs. And I pointed out, guess what, every single solitary initiative required to deal with the environment creates union jobs, create thousands of jobs, thousands of jobs. For example, I met with the IEBW and pointed out we're going to build 5,500 electric charging stations. Guess who builds them? Union workers. So look, we're guarding in the stands for new electric vehicles and charging stations. So the Americans and Canadians can continue to easily cross the border without ever hitting a snag in their American or Canadian build-automode zero-emission vehicles. Well, we're going to build batteries and technologies that go into those vehicles together. We've learned the hard way during the pandemic. When we rely on just-in-time supply chains, the circle, that circle the globe, there are significantly significant vulnerabilities to disruptions and delays. And it drives up costs here at home, both Canada and the United States. But there's a better way. Our nations are blessed with incredible natural resources. Canada in particular has a large quantities of critical minerals that are essential for our clean energy future, for the world's clean energy future. And I believe we have an incredible opportunity to work together so Canada and the United States can source and supply here in North America everything we need for reliable and resilient supply chains. Don't make our critical mineral supply chains the end of the world. The United States is making funding available on an events production act to incentivize American and Canadian companies to responsibly mine and process critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and stationary storage batteries. We're also building the greatest supply chains for our semiconductor storage batteries. We're also building the greatest supply chains for our semiconductor producing them and the power in so much of our daily lives. The IBM plant in Bromont, Quebec is the largest semiconductor packaging and testing facility in North America. Ships made in Vermont and upstate New York are shipped to Bromont to be packaged in electronic components. But now Bromont is expanding with the support of the Canadian government. And there's going to be a lot more work to do thanks to the bipartisan Ships and Science Act I signed in law last year. Companies are breaking ground for new semiconductor plants across the United States representing billions of dollars in new investments in American high tech manufacturing. $12 billion from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in Arizona. $20 billion in counting for Intel on Ohio. $100 billion in New York, the single largest investment of sky ever in the world. And Ships began to roll off these new production lines in America. A lot of them are going to be coming to Canada to be packaged. And that's a lot of jobs, good paying jobs. And today I'm also making available through the Defense Production Act $50 million to incentivize more U.S. and Canadian companies to invest in packaging semiconductors and printed circuit boards. Look, that brings me to a second pillar of our future. Because of our shared prosperity is deeply connected to our shared security. In the past, in the past years have proven that Canada and the United States are not insulated from the challenges that impact the rest of the world. The world needs Canada and the United States working together with our partners around the world to rally strong and effective global action. Nowhere is that more obvious than our united response to Russia's brutal aggression against Ukraine. We stood together to defend sovereignty, to defend democracy, to defend freedom for ourselves, and all who wish it. As I told President Zelensky when I visited it with Enki last month, people all over the world are with the brave people of Ukraine. And yet that's because aren't you amazed of the personal bravery they're showing? It's incredible. I know there's a large Ukrainian diaspora here in Canada, not just the lovely lady we were all introduced to a moment ago, who feel the same way. Canada and the United States together with a coalition of 50 nations we've jointly worked to put together are making sure that Ukraine can defend itself. We're supplying air defense systems, artillery systems, ammunition, armored vehicles, tanks, and so much more. Tens of billions of dollars so far. Together with our G7 partners we're imposing significant cost on Russia as well. Denying Russia critical inputs to its war machine. We're independently holding Russia accountable for the war crimes and crimes against humanity that Russia is committing and continues to commit as I speak today. And Canada and America alike have opened their arms to Ukrainian refugees. Our people know well the high price of freedom. Our peace tower, your peace tower, stands testament to the sacrifices of more than 60,000 brave Canadians who perished in World War One for ever making this nation a champion of liberty. And the words of the Canadian poet, Lieutenant Colonel John McCree, still call to us from Flandersfield, echoing their charge through the ages. And I quote it, to you from falling, from failing, excuse me, to you from failing hands, we throw the torch to you to hold it high. So today, let's once more affirm that we're going to keep that torch of liberty burning brightly and support the Ukrainian people. I wouldn't have been certain he would have been able to break NATO by now. He was certain of that. But guess what? His lust for land and power has failed us forth. Ukrainian people love other countries going to prevail. The face of press and Putin's aggression against Ukraine is going to prevail. The face of press and Putin's aggression against Ukraine. Ukrainian people love other countries going to prevail. The face of press and Putin's aggression against Ukraine is an attack against all. And as we look forward to the 75th anniversary of NATO next year, Canada and the United States share responsibility and a commitment to make sure NATO can deter any threat defending against any aggression from anyone. That's the bedrock of the security of both our nations. Canada and the United States are not only partners in transatlantic security, we are Pacific nations as well. Earlier this month, we held our first US Canadian Indo-Pacific Dialogue to deepen our cooperation in the vital region to promote an Indo-Pacific is free and open, prosperous and secure. We're also an Arctic nation. You both recognize the critical importance of this region to our collective security and the interest of other nations all of a sudden in the Arctic. We're working in close coordination to this to steward and protect the northernmost reaches of our world. We are American nations deeply invested in ensuring that the Western Hemisphere is peaceful, prosperous, democratic and secure. And that starts with our commitment to defending our people and our own sovereign territory. NORAD is the only bi-national military command in the world. NORAD is the only bi-national military command in the world. We had another way in which our partnership is exceptional. It is an incredible symbol of the faith we have in one another and the trust we place in each other's capabilities. Soon NORAD will have a new next generation over the horizon radars to enhance our early warning capacity. Upgraded undersea surveillance systems. Modernized infrastructure is necessary to host the most advanced aircraft. We're working forward to continue to work in close partnership with Canada as we deliver on these needs so that our people can continue to rest soundly knowing NORAD is in the watch. We're also coordinating closely to take on the human security challenge without the region. We're working in partnership with the people of Haiti to try to find ways to provide security, humanitarian assistance and to help strengthen Haiti's stability. We're tackling the scourge of synthetic drugs that are devastating Canada and American communities, particularly our young people. Fentanyl is a killer. Almost everyone knows someone who has been affected by this, lost a child or lost a friend. Canada and the United States are working closely with our partner in Mexico to attack this problem at every stage. From the precursor chemical ship from overseas, to the powders, to the pills, to the traffickers, moving into all of our countries. And we all know, synthetic epidemic has its roots around the globe, not just here. So today we're announcing a commitment to build a new global coalition of like-minded countries led by Canada and the United States to tackle this crisis. This is about public health. This is about public health. This is about public health, our economic futures, our national security. We're also working together to address the record levels of migration in the hemisphere. The Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, which the United States and Canada signed last June, along with 19 other nations, represents an integrated new approach to the migration challenge, which is real. One of the United's humane policies that both secure borders and support people. In the United States, we're expanding legal pathways for migration to seek safety and humanitarian basis, while discouraging unlawful migration that feeds exploitation and human trafficking. So today I applaud China for stepping out, excuse me, I applaud Canada. You can tell what I'm thinking about China, I won't get into that yet. I applaud Canada for stepping up with similar programs, opening new legal pathways for 1,500 migrants to come to Canada from countries in the West Hemisphere. At the same time, the United States and Canada will work together to discourage unlawful border crossings and fully implement and de-updated safe third country agreement. Finally, as we advance our shared prosperity and security, we must never lose sight of our shared values. Because our values, literally the linchpin, holding everything else together, welcoming refugees and seeking asylum seekers is a part of who Canadians and Americans are. In fact, the United States recently launched a new private sponsorship program for refugees. We call it Welcome Corps, which draws on Canadians' decades of leadership and refugee resettlement. We're both countries built upon the nation-to-nation relationship with Native Americans and First Nations. We've both been influenced and strengthened by the contributions of generation of immigrants. We believe to our core that every single person deserves to live in dignity, safety, and rise as high as their dreams can carry them. We strive to defend human rights, to advance equality and gender equality, to pursue justice, and uphold the role of law. I want to note the outstanding work Canada has done to build a coalition of nearly 70 countries endorsing the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in state-to-state relations. It's not only a statement of values. Our citizens are not barging ships. They're not diplomatic leverage. They're human beings with lives and families that must be respected. And I'm very glad to see the two Michaels. The two Michaels, Michael Stragoff and Michael Colvin. They're safely back to their families after more than 1,000 days, 1,000 days of detention. If my mother were here, she'd say, God bless you both. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you for having an opportunity to meet you earlier. You know, the incredible diversity that defines each of our nations is our strength. And the Prime Minister Stragoff and I know this is a belief that you and I share. We both build administrations that look like America and look like Canada. I'm very proud. I'm very proud that both of us have cabinets that are 50% women for the first time in history. Even if you don't agree, guys, that stand up. We took the lesson from you because the bottom line is this. We make it easier for historically underrepresented underserved communities to dream, to create, to succeed. We build a better future for all our people. So let's continue to work where there are no barriers. Things look better when there are barriers to equal opportunity. We got to tear them down where inequity stifles potential where we unleash the full power of our people. We're in justice whole sway. Let's insist on justice being done. Those are the shared values that imbue all of our efforts. Our very democracy, our vitality and our vibrancy. You know, it's what seems to drive us all some places and some persons are kind of forgetting what the essence of democracy is. We have to reach so what allows us to reach beyond the horizon. Let me close this. The year after President Kennedy spoke in Canada's Parliament, he delivered a famous speech at Rice University, issuing a challenge for America to go to the moon in a decades time. You remember what he said? You probably do because we had to learn that we were in school. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do other things not because it's easy, but because they are hard. Because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept one that we're willing unwilling to postpone and one which we will win. That speech tapped into something deep in America's character, something powerful, a belief that we can do big things to hold a second just think about it. Turn on the television the last two years, whether it's in your country or mine. After two years of COVID, people began to wonder, can we still do big things? Big things. We sure and hell can. That confidence. I believe it. Every fiber in my being, that confidence can make the most audacious dreams reality. And listen, seven years after Kennedy's speech, the entire world watched humanity lift its first footprints on those further shores. It inspired a generation, inspired much of the technology advance when we're now in riches our daily lives. Today, our world once more stands at the cusp of breakthroughs and possibilities that have never before even been dreamt of. And Canada and the United States are leading will continue to lead the way. In just a few days. NASA's going to announce an international team of astronauts who will crew the Artemis to mission. The first human voyage of the moon since Apollo mission ended more than 50 years ago will consist of three Americans and one Canadian. And from there, we look forward to Mars and to the limitous possibilities that lie beyond. And here on Earth, our children who watch that flight are going to learn the names of those new pioneers. They'll be the ones who carry us into the future we hope to build. The Artemis generation. Ladies and gentlemen, we're living in an age of possibilities. And Ping asked me in the bed plateau, can I define America? I could have said the same thing if you asked about Canada. I said yes, one word. And I mean one word. Possibilities. Nothing is beyond our capacity. We can do anything. We have to never forget. We must never doubt our capacity. Canada and the United States can do great things. We can stand together, shoot them together, rise together. We're going to write the future together. I promise you, God bless you all and make God protect our troops. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Now I invite the Honorable George Fury, Speaker of the Senate, to say a few words. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. President Biden, Dr. Biden, Prime Minister Trudeau, Madame Grégoire Trudeau, distinguished guests, fellow parliamentarians. On behalf of all parliamentarians and all the guests in this chamber, I have the great honour, Mr. President, of thanking you for your presence and your address before the Parliament of Canada. It is an honour to have you with us here in our Parliament. On behalf of all parliamentarians and indeed on behalf of all Canadians, I would like to express our gratitude for the very powerful words you have shared with us here today. I say, Mr. President, with no small measure of confidence that your words have touched Canadians everywhere. Your message of hope, unity and partnership is one that reflects the shared values and ideals that unite us. In May of 1961, when former President Kennedy spoke to our joint session of Parliament, he said that geography made us neighbours, but history made us friends. Your visit today, Mr. President, continues this very strong testament to the firm bond between our two countries and it is a cherished reminder of our deep friendship. With the return of war in Europe, with the rising global assault and the very foundations of democracy, and with increased threats to the rules based international order, we find ourselves living in a time of great strife. And ourselves living in a time of great strife, national order, we find ourselves living in a time of great strife. That the world is a better place for our children and our children's children. And I know I speak on behalf of all of us when I say that your call for renewed collaboration and cooperation on global security, on climate change and on economic recovery will not go unheeded. Your lifetime, Mr. President, of dedication to public service, performed with a profound sense of duty as Senator, as Vice President, and now as President, is an inspiration for all of us who strive every day to reflect with honesty and pride the diverse views of those who we represent. Today more than ever, Mr. President, we must shine a light on the darkness of conflict, chaos, and despair. We must all, despite our differing views and despite our diverging ideologies, come together for the betterment of our people. I believe you expressed it best, Mr. President, when you wrote in your book, promises to keep that if you do politics the right way, you can actually make people's lives better. To make people's lives better, Mr. President, is indeed a path that we must all follow in public life. And it is right and fitting that we take this journey together as Canada and the United States of America. For the great task before all of us is to make this world a more peaceful and a more prosperous place for everyone. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Dr. Biden, whether from the Oval Office, the Senate Chamber, or from inside the classroom, you have given yourselves to public service. To bringing people together for common good, to lifting others up in shared sense of purpose. It has been said, Mr. President, that empathy is your biggest superpower. And what a superpower that is. You've used your superpower to help people set common goals and set aside their differences. You embody the words of one of your illustrious predecessors, the former president, Jimmy Carter, who said, What is needed now more than ever is leadership that steers us away from fear and fosters great confidence in the inherent goodness and ingenuity of humanity. Allow me to take a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers are with President Carter and his family at this difficult time. I'll wait till the translation is done.