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handle is hein.crs/crsmthmaomr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's State Visit, March 2016 March 7, 2016 (IN10459) Related Policy Issue * North America Cn n Mexi Related Authors Ian E_ Fergussn Peter J. Meyer, Analyst in Latin American Affairs (pmQyfrc, 7-5474) lan F. Fergusson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance (iferguDn@crs i , 7-4997) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to make a state visit to the United States on March 10, 2016. It will be the first state visit by a Canadian leader since 1997, when then-President Clinton hosted then-Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Occurring less than five months after Trudeau's Liberal Party regained power following 10 years of Conservative Party rule, the state visit may provide an opportunity to reset the U.S-Canadian relationship, which has been tain in recn years. Canada's Domestic Scene Trudeau was sworn in as prime minster on November 4, 2015, after his Liberal Party won 18 of 33 sats. in October 2015 parliamentary elections. Trudeau and the Liberals have moved forward on several cmpr in 1ledge since taking office, enacting a middle-class tax cut, withdrawing Canadian aircraft from combat missions in Iraq, and resettling more than 25,000 Syrian refugees. They also established an independent board and a nonpartisan, merit-based process to advise Trudeau on candidates for Canada's appointed Senate. The Liberal Party's platform included additional pledges to reform the electoral system, legalize marijuana, enhance civil liberties protections in the country's antiterrorism legal framework, and work with Canada's provinces and territories to develop a plan to reduce carbon emissions. Trudeau's agenda may be constrained, however, by Canada's lackluster economic conditions. Canada's economic recovery since the 2007-2008 financial crisis largely was predicated on a commodity boom fueled primarily by China's development. The sl wing Chin n m, and the recent oil price collapse have taken a toll on the Canadian