Business leaders in Canada are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to show some tough love when he visits the White House this week.

Trudeau is scheduled to meet face-to-face Thursday with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

It91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s the prime minister91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s first visit to Washington since Biden was sworn in 10 months ago 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” a short stretch of time that has left Canada with hard feelings.

Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, says the end of the Donald Trump era may have lulled the federal government into a false sense of security.

Hyder likens the bilateral relationship to a marriage 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” one he says Biden is steering towards the rocks, whether the U.S. knows it or not.

As a result, he says, North America finds itself at a global competitive disadvantage compared to the rest of the world.

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ”The Canadian Press