Push to get new B.C. river treaty before Trump takes office [Video]

Top officials in both Canada and the United States are pushing for the need to finalize the updated Columbia River Treaty to manage water flowing between the two countries before the administration change in America.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters in Lima, Peru, on Friday, that much can be accomplished to get the treaty through Congress before president-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

Joly is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru and said she met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday to discuss the importance of a clear agreement between the two countries on water management on the West Coast.

She said she thinks there can be bipartisan support for the treaty after an agreement in principle was signed with the Biden administration in June, calling it a “key objective.”

“We think it’s a win-win situation for both sides of the …