Ottawa Swept Up by Obama's Whirlwind Visit

Published February 25, 2009

Even before Air Force One and its presidential cargo left Washington, hundreds of Obamamaniacs had already descended on Parliament Hill, patiently waiting for a glimpse of the man himself.

Upon arrival at the airport's Canadian Reception Centre, the first black president had a jolly and longer-than-scheduled 20-minute chat with Canada's first black governor general, Michaëlle Jean.

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