OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau had clear guidance on what to say early last November in the event he should pick up the phone to congratulate Kamala Harris on becoming the first woman president of the United States.

Advisers suggested he remind Harris of their most recent meeting at a conference in Pennsylvania the previous May.

"When we met in Philadelphia, you said the campaign 'would be bloody difficult, but we'll win' — you were so right! You led a remarkable campaign!" Trudeau, prime minister at the time, was counselled to say.

Notes prepared in anticipation of the call also suggested Trudeau tell Harris he was pleased to work on "all the shared priorities we have, including women's rights, abortion rights, and climate change and the environment."

"Waiting to welcome you in Canada at the

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