Toronto Star: Obama to visit Canada first

[marmar]

Obama to visit Canada first

Bruce Campion-Smith
Ottawa bureau


Barack Obama will make Canada his first official foreign visit soon after he becomes U.S. President, Canadian officials say.

The high-profile visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, confirmed today, sends an important signal about the state of Canada-U.S. relations.

"We have been in close contact with President-elect Obama's transition team," Harper spokesperson Dimitri Soudas said today.

"We can confirm that the President-elect has accepted the Prime Minister's invitation to visit Canada soon after he is inaugurated," he said in an email. .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/568859

[applegrove]

1. Dam. I live it Ottawa but I work every day of the week these days. I'll have

to watch it on TV.