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U.S. president presented with chocolate made by Syrian-Canadian family from N.S.

U.S. President Joe Biden was given a chocolate bar made by a Syrian-Canadian family who moved to Antigonish, N.S., as refugees in 2015.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May gave Joe Biden the gift during his Ottawa visit

#TheMoment Joe Biden gets a treat made by a Syrian-Canadian chocolatier

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During his visit to Ottawa, U.S. President Joe Biden was gifted a chocolate bar made by a Syrian-Canadian family business. Peace by Chocolate is a Nova Scotia-based company founded by Tareq Hadhad and his family, who came to Canada as refugees.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May presented U.S.President Joe Biden with a chocolate bar made by Nova Scotia company Peace by Chocolate during his state visit to Ottawa on Friday.

The company was founded byTareq Hadhadin 2016.

Hadhadand his family moved to Nova Scotia as refugeesin 2015 to flee the violence in their home country of Syria.

Biden handed off the chocolate bar after receiving it but later asked to have it returned following a signing ceremony with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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