Canadian Immigration focus on Life in Canada: According to foreign media reports, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met on the 20th at the North American Leaders' Summit. In addition to discussing political and economic issues, the two leaders took a keen interest in betting on the Winter Olympics hockey matches between their respective men's and women's teams, with a case of beer as the wager for each game.
The White House and Canadian officials announced the news on their respective official "Twitter" accounts. Prime Minister Harper specifically noted that the beer would be Canadian-made.
The U.S. and Canadian leaders agreed on the wager on the morning of the 20th, and the winner of the women's hockey game was decided that evening, with the Canadian team defeating the U.S. team 3-2 to win the gold medal. The men's hockey semi-final between the U.S. and Canada is scheduled for the 21st.
Following the Canadian women's hockey team's victory, Harper happily tweeted, "We are the champions." He also posted a message saying he was looking forward to the upcoming match and hoped to win another case of beer.
