President
Barack Obama's Visit to Ottawa, Canada on February 19, 2009
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PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
CANADIAN TRIP - OTTAWA TIMELINE - FEBRUARY 19/09 |
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President
Obama Departs Andrews AFB and Arrives in Ottawa on Air Force One |
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February
19, 2009
President Obama
departs Andrews Air Force Base on Air Force One (top left), and lands in
Ottawa (top right).
President Obama departed Washington in heavy rain and Obama arrived in
Ottawa to light snow and cool temperatures. |
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President Barack Obama is Greeted by Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean in Ottawa |
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February
19, 2009
Flanked by RCMP
officers President Obama is greeted at the Ottawa airport by Canadian Governor General
Michaelle Jean. |
President
Obama talks with Governor General Michaelle Jean at the Canada Reception
Center |
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February
19, 2009
President
Barack Obama meets with Governor General Michaelle Jean at the Canada Reception
Center at Ottawa airport. |
President
Obama Arrives at Parliament Hill Under Heavy Military and Police
Security |
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February
19, 2009
President
Barack Obama arrives on Parliament Hill with bullet proof glass at the
entrance to Parliament. Rooftop snipers
and helicopters patrolling above are part of the heavy security surrounding
President Obama's Canadian visit. |
President
Barack Obama is Greeted by Several Thousand Canadians on Snowy Parliament Hill |
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February
19, 2009
President Obama
is greeted by several thousand supporters who braved the cool snowy
weather in Ottawa to get a glimpse
of the popular President. For security reasons the crowds were well back
of the arriving Obama motorcade. |
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President Barack Obama Meets Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Parliament Hill |
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February
19, 2009
President Obama
meets Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Parliament Hill in
Ottawa on February 19, 2009.
Behind protective glass, Obama and Harper wave to thousands of Obama
supporters after arriving at the Parliament building. |
President
Obama Signs the Parliament Guest Book Prior to Meeting with PM Harper |
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February
19, 2009
President Obama
meets with PM Stephen Harper in Parliament office for Canada US
discussions focused on trade and Afghanistan.
President Obama signs the Guest Book shortly after arriving on
Parliament Hill for meetings with Canadian PM Harper. |
President
Obama and Prime Minister Harper Talk During Luncheon on Parliament Hill |
President
Obama and Prime Minister Harper Walk Down the Hall of Honour to a Press Conference |
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February
19, 2009
President Obama
and PM Stephen Harper walk down the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill to
a joint press conference.
Canadian and American flags alternate in a long line down the hall below
the gothic style archways of the building. |
Watch
the YouTube of the Press Conference of President Obama and PM Harper on
February 19, 2009 |
PM
Harper Gives President
Obama a Tour of the Impressive Parliament Library on Parliament Hill |
President
Barack
Obama Leaves Parliament Hill After Joint Press Conference |
February
19, 2009
President
Barack Obama says goodbye after a joint news conference on
Parliament Hill with Canadian PM Stephen Harper. The
two leaders discussed the significance of the relationship between the
US and Canada and indicated these bonds will strengthen. |
President
Obama Makes an Unscheduled Stop To Do Some Shopping at Ottawa Market |
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February
19, 2009
President
Barack Obama's motorcade makes an unscheduled stop at an Ottawa market.
President Obama purchases
Canadian maple leaf cookies at a bakery and Ottawa key rings from a
novelty store (center). The bakery store owner would
not accept $20 Canadian from President Obama, asking Obama to give the
cookies to his daughters (bottom). |
President
Obama Attracts a Crowd at Ottawa Market Before Motorcade Departs for
Airport |
February
19, 2009
President Obama
attracts a crowd after an unscheduled stop at Ottawa's Byward Market
Square near the US Embassy in Ottawa.
After completing some shopping Obama's motorcade departs for the Canada
Reception Center to depart on Air Force One. |
President
Obama Meets With US Embassy Staff and Their Children at Ottawa Airport
Prior to Departure |
President
Obama Meets With Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff at Airport
Prior to Departure |
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February
19, 2009
President Obama
meets with Canadian Liberal Opposition Leader Michael Ignatieff at the
Canada Reception Center where
Air Force One waits for Obama's departure from Ottawa to Andrews Air
Force Base and on to Washington, DC. |
President
Barack Obama Departs Ottawa, Canada on Air Force One for Washington, DC |
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February
19, 2009
President
Barack Obama departs from the Canada Reception Center and boards Air Force One enroute to
Washington, DC.
Although the trip to Canada was brief there was a sense of a
strengthening of the already close ties between the two neighbours. |
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February
19, 2009
President Obama returns from his one-day visit to Canada and goes to
Oval Office in the White House to continue working.
The President's staff hand him papers and Obama talks on his Canadian
made customized Blackberry device. |
Watch
the Official White House YouTube of President Obama's Visit to Canada on
February 19, 2009 |
Watch
the CTV News YouTube of Highlights of Obama's Visit to Canada on
February 19, 2009 |
MAJOR
CANADIAN NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE HEADLINES - FEBRUARY 20, 2009
'I LOVE THIS
COUNTRY' - President Obama Proclaims in Ottawa |
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Calgary
Herald
Calgary, Alberta |
Calgary
Sun
Calgary, Alberta |
Halifax
Chronicle Herald
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
The
Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton, Ontario |
Kingston
Whig-Standard
Kingston, Ontario |
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Le
Journal de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec |
Niagara
Falls Review
Niagara Falls, Ontario |
Ottawa
Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario |
Ottawa
Sun
Ottawa, Ontario |
Le
Soleil
Quebec City, Quebec |
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The
Sudbury Star
Sudbury, Ontario |
Corriere
Canadese
Toronto, Ontario |
Toronto
Sun
Toronto, Ontario |
National
Post
Toronto, Ontario |
The
Globe And Mail
Toronto, Ontario |
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Toronto
Star
Toronto, Ontario |
Vancouver
Sun
Vancouver, BC |
Waterloo
Region Record
Waterloo, Ontario |
The
Windsor Star
Windsor, Ontario |
Winnipeg
Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
SELECT US
NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE HEADLINES - FEBRUARY 20, 2009
President
Obama's First Foreign Trip to Canada Headlines Many US Newspaper Front
Pages |
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The
Miami Herald
Miami, Florida |
The
Ledger
Lakeland, Florida |
Times-Republican
Marshalltown, Iowa |
Journal
Winston Salem, NC |
Akron
Beacon Journal
Akron, Ohio |
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The
Blade
Toledo, Ohio |
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh, PA |
San
Antonio Express-News
San Antonio, Texas |
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia |
The
Washington Times
Washington, DC |
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Barack Obama Canadian Newspaper Front Page Headlines
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