The Canadian Press

TORONTO - Justin Trudeau arrived at the Ontario legislature to the cheers of Liberal staffers today before sitting down for his first meeting as prime minister-designate with one of his biggest campaign boosters, Kathleen Wynne.

Trudeau and the Ontario Liberal premier shared a bear hug as he arrived on the steps of Queen’s Park.

They then sat down for a meeting in Wynne’s office in a show of how dramatically the federal government’s relationship with Ontario appears poised to change.

Wynne campaigned frequently alongside Trudeau and other Liberal candidates in Ontario throughout the lengthy federal campaign, and was beaming the morning after the Oct. 19 election. She also tried to manage expectations, warning the two won’t always agree on every issue.

But expectations are high that the leaders of Canada’s two largest governments will see eye-to-eye today on a host of federal-provincial issues, including climate change, assisted suicide, prostitution and the legalization of marijuana. Wynne has said it’s time for a national conversation about pot.

The province is hoping for federal help with its signature $130-billion, 10-year plan for public transit and infrastructure projects, and with enhancing the Canada Pension Plan so Ontario won’t have to implement its own provincial pension.

Wynne told The Canadian Press last week that ensuring people who don’t already have a workplace pension get a more adequate retirement income from the CPP would be the topic of her first conversation with Trudeau.

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