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(L-R) U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Tony Blinken, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Juan Gonzalez, participate in a virtual bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 23, 2021. Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland held her first phone call with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday.

Among the range of issues they talked about were the various aspects of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the close economic ties between the two countries, and the importance of free flowing trade and investment.