Canada says Biden victory 'good news', hoping for a smooth 移行 - 外務大臣

By Steve Scherer

OTTAWA, Nov 8 (Reuters) - 大統領-elect Joe Biden's U.S. 選挙 victory is good news for Canada, 外務大臣 Fran?ois-Philippe シャンペン酒 said on Sunday, 追加するing that he hopes there will be a smooth 移行 of 力/強力にする.

"This is good news and we'll be able to work very 井戸/弁護士席 with the 行政," シャンペン酒 said on Biden's victory in an interview broadcast on CTV, 説 that the two countries could 共同製作する to fight COVID-19 and 気候 change.

Biden will not be 就任するd until Jan. 20, and 大統領 Donald Trump has 辞退するd to 譲歩する, 誓約(する)ing to move 今後 with a 合法的な 戦略 that he hopes will overturn 明言する/公表する results that gave Biden the 勝利,勝つ.

"I'd say the American people have spoken at this point in time. We certainly hope for a smooth 移行," シャンペン酒 答える/応じるd in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.(CBC) when asked about Trump's 拒絶 to 譲歩する.

"We're going to be に引き続いて the 状況/情勢 very carefully. But at the same time, we're planning for the new 行政," he said.

総理大臣 Justin Trudeau was one of the first world leaders to tweet his congratulations to the 大統領,/社長-elect on Saturday. Ottawa has struggled at times with Trump, who has called Trudeau "very dishonest and weak" and 脅すd to 捨てる a 大陸の 貿易(する) 取引,協定 決定的な to Canada's economy.

シャンペン酒 also said Canada would reach out to the Biden 行政 to try to save TC Energy Corp's Keystone XL (KXL) oil pipeline, which would carry oil to the 部隊d 明言する/公表するs from Canada. Biden's (選挙などの)運動をする has said he would 無効にする the 事業/計画(する)'s 大統領の 許す.

"This is 最高の,を越す of the 協議事項. We're going to be making our 事例/患者, 説 that Canada is the most reliable energy 供給者 to the 部隊d 明言する/公表するs," シャンペン酒 told the CBC. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Steve Scherer; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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