cbc.ca - 2/19/2009
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Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama to Canada Thursday for his first foreign trip since taking office in what is being billed as a six-hour no-nonsense working visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
theglobeandmail.com - 2/19/2009
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theglobeandmail.com —
OTTAWA He's been relegated to the back
end of the presidential itinerary and gets only 15...
minutes of face time with Barack Obama at an aging aircraft hangar far from the splendour of Parliament Hill. But Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff may end up ...
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Ignatieff could emerge as real winner from Obama's visit
whitehouse.gov - 2/19/2009
winnipegsun.com - 2/19/2009
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Gallery Image U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks
with Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (R) after arriving...
in Ottawa Feb. 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young 19th February 2009, 9:12am Gallery Image President Barack Obama is saluted by a Royal ...
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ThinkFast: February 19, 2009
Think Progress —
... Canadians are “abuzz” about Barack Obama’s visit today, his first foreign trip as president. According to the CBC, “People started gathering in front of Parliament Hill before sunrise” in anticipation of Obama’s touchdown at 10:30 a.m. ET in Ottawa. ...
Obama arrives in Ottawa
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... airplane at Andrews Air Force base outside Washington, D.C., shortly before 9:30 a.m. ET Thursday. Obama is expected to meet with the Governor General for about 20 minutes, and is scheduled to leave the airport just over an hour after his arrival and travel via motorcade to Parliament Hill to meet Harper in the Centre Block rotunda. A few dozen people, some holding flags and banners, gathered in front of Parliament Hill hoping to catch a glimpse of Obama when he arrives Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/19/obama-visit.h... Any of you guys noticed that your ...
An open letter
The Reaction —
... Just last month, when President Barack Obama was visiting Canada, he made the following remarks: ...
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