Canada gets Obama's first foreign visit as president

[Alpine Trooper]

U.S. president-elect Barack Obama plans to travel to Canada for his first international trip after he takes office, according to his aides.

Transition aides said Saturday that Obama picked the United States' northern neighbour as his first venture outside the country as president.

His aides said they could not discuss the date for the trip, nor its agenda.

A transition official said aides to the president-elect and Prime Minister Stephen Harper discussed the trip in recent days.

But the official said Obama and Harper themselves have not directly discussed the trip.

On Monday, Obama has a meeting scheduled in Washington with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, his first meeting with a world leader since he won the election on Nov. 4.

Obama's inauguration is set for Jan. 20.

This would not be news if George W. Bush had not broken with the long tradition of traveling to Canada first. President-elect Obama is pleasing many Canadians by returning to Canada first. He understands the consequences of ignoring Canadians when they demand an audience!

 

[Bllasae]

That's cool. I'm guessing Ottawa?

 

[Alpine Trooper]

That's cool. I'm guessing Ottawa?

I vote Windsor.

 

[Mulholland]

I imagine he'll address Parliament. I would like to see him give a public speech a la Berlin though.

 

[appian]

What consequences?

 

[jeps]

I imagine he'll address Parliament. I would like to see him give a public speech a la Berlin though.

assuming parliament is back on by then

 

[Mulholland]

What consequences?

Mark my words. We will quietly complain! No not only will we quietly complain but we will say impolite snarky things about him when he's not around. Oh yes there will be sarcasm used. So lay off, you jerk!

assuming parliament is back on by then

Hmmm. Good point. Screw the economic crisis, we need an emergency meeting of Parliament to hear Obama speak.

 

[Godwynn]

This would not be news if George W. Bush had not broken with the long tradition of traveling to Canada first. President-elect Obama is pleasing many Canadians by returning to Canada first. He understands the consequences of ignoring Canadians when they demand an audience!

Where did W. Bush go before Canada?

 

[sonorakitch]

Mexico....

 

[jessiecat]

I vote Windsor.

"Nouvelle Detroit"? Not likely!

 

[sysyphus]

Are we supposed to be honoured?

 

[emzie]

If he makes a speech here, I'll be in the crowd.

Hmmm. Good point. Screw the economic crisis, we need an emergency meeting of Parliament to hear Obama speak.

I'm willing to bet that a parliamentary address from Obama would get place reopened faster than anything else.

Are we supposed to be honoured?

No, not honoured. Doesn't mean I'm not excited at the prospect of seeing him deliver a speech here... even if that's unlikely.

 

[Kozmos]

Obama is a Canadian spy who will divert all your defences when the inevitable invasion from the cold north begins.

 

[sysyphus]

No, not honoured. Doesn't mean I'm not excited at the prospect of seeing him deliver a speech here... even if that's unlikely.

It's more a response that Canadians put such importance on Canada being the first destination for a US President. It makes us look kind of weenie.

 

[CCRunner]

Are we supposed to be honoured?

Nope, You're supposed to be honored. Speak real english if you're going to speak it at all

 

[Mulholland]

It's more a response that Canadians put such importance on Canada being the first destination for a US President. It makes us look kind of weenie.

We aren't? I mean c'mon, Stephane Dion was the embodiment of weenie.

 

[warpus]

I imagine he'll address Parliament. I would like to see him give a public speech a la Berlin though.

"I am a timbit" ?

 

[History_Buff]

We aren't? I mean c'mon, Stephane Dion was the embodiment of weenie.

Meh, he was never that bad. I'll take him over the personality attacking, deal reneging, America-appeasing d-bag that is Harper. He even looks like a creep.

"I am a timbit" ?

The speech Kennedy gave actually made perfect sense, seeing as he gave it in Berlin. The context of Berliner being a pastry is only true outside of the Brandenburg region.

 

[Mulholland]

"I am a timbit" ?

Very good. But I wasn't refering to that Berlin speech.

 

[LordRahl]

I bet they'll be asking him for more of that "internet money"...