Trudeau distances himself from Donald Trump in 60 Minutes profile

Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau appeared on the CBS show 60 Minutes Sunday, where he defendedCanada's Syrian refugee resettlement program, contrasted his policy with Donald Trump's and denied an increasedrisk of a terrorist attack.

Trudeaucontrasted his plan for Syrian refugees with that ofDonald Trump,thefront-runnerin the Republican presidential nomination race.

"Ultimately being open and respectful towards each other is a much more powerful way to diffuse hatred and anger than ... big walls and oppressive policies,"Trudeausaid.

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HostLaraLogan also askedTrudeauwhat Canadians do not like about the U.S.

He replied that Americans should pay more attention to the world, a comment that prompted Conservative MP JasonKenneyto go on social media and call the remark "regrettably smug."

He also defended his move to pull back CF-18 jets fighting ISIS inIraq and Syria.

"There's a lot of countries that do very well dropping bombs. There are other things that Canada actually does better than most other countries. And one of them is training people on the ground,"Trudeau said, adding Canada willtriple the number of military trainers working with the Kurdish Peshmerga.

Episode to air days before Obama state dinner

The last time a Canadian politician was featured on the Sunday night program,which regularly attracts in excess of 15 million viewers, was in 2003, when then-Deputy Prime Minister John Manley was featured in a segment called "North of the Border" documenting Islamic terrorist groups operating in Canada.

The Trudeau interview aired just days before he visits Washington, D.C., for a state dinner with U.S. President Barack Obama on March 10.

The state dinner will be the first of its kind between the two countries in nearly 20 years.

Trudeau's60 Minutesdebut follows extensive coverage of the prime minister in American news media.

Since his Oct. 19 victory,Trudeau has been profiled inVanity FairandVogue magazinesand in the New York Times, among other U.S. publications.

Watch the 60 Minutesinterview below.