And perhaps a whole host of other important issues, donald trump and Justin Trudeau are polar opposites. Yes, it is going to be a delicate afternoon for the canadian Prime Minister. He is in washington for theirfirst meeting. But a crucially important one given Donald Trumps threat to renegotiate the north American Free Trade Agreement, nafta as it is known. Trade between the two countries is currently worth some 660 billion. Last year the us had a slight trading surplus in goods and services around 12 billion. They share the worlds Longest International Border and across it they do 2 billion of trade every day. But here is why this relationship is so crucially important to the canadians 75 of their exports go to the United States. Which is why any new tariffs would have a huge knock on effect. This is the scene at the white house. Everybody congregating and the various anchors going through their paces. We will take you live there wendy two leaders appear. There wendy two leaders appe
Across one key crossing point, the ambassador bridge. a protest here closed the main economic corridor between canada and the us for nearly a week before it was cleared by police on sunday. freedom! but at other crossing points, trucks still clog the streets and protesters in ottawa, the nation s capital, say they have no plans to go home. i have lost more friends in the last few years to suicide than i have my whole entire life, my brothers have lost theirjobs, i know friends who have lost theirjobs, so i am here to stand together for peace, love and unity and freedom for as long as i can. freedom! i ain t going home. although the canadian prime minister says he has no plans to bring in the military, the political optics are fraught forjustin trudeau. the new laws, he says, are a last resort, but as a long standing champion of human rights,
The demands being meted out from these protesters are, you know, could never be abided to. these people represent about 10% of the country who are unvaccinated and they are asking forjustin trudeau to basically remove every requirement for healthcare workers to be vaccinated, for a vaccine to be required for flights domestically, internationally, and for police officers, firefighters, a host of other jobs, and to have these mandates be lifted, but that is not going to happen. justin ling. one of india s greatest ever singers, lata mangeshkar, has been cremated at a huge funeral ceremony in mumbai, attended by the country s prime minister. narendra modi said she left a void in the nation that cannot be filled . our correspondent raijini vaidyanathan looks back on her life. sings. lata mangeshkar was one of the most prolific artists in history who recorded more songs than the beatles
And calls a new election. the demands being meted out from these protesters, you. could never be abided to. these people represent about 10% of the country who are unvaccinated and they are asking forjustin trudeau to basically remove every requirement for healthcare workers to be vaccinated, for a vaccine to be required for domestic flights and international flights and for police officers, firefighters, a host of otherjobs and to have these mandates be lifted. but that is not going to happen. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: celebrations in senegal as they beat egypt to win the africa cup of nations football title for the first time.