Obama in Canada

A lot of hubbub about Obama's first visit outside the US as president. First stop? Canada, where his popularity seems to surpass that of our actual leader, Stephen Harper. In the brief press conference held in Ottawa, the nation's capital, Obama even thanked the many volunteers who crossed the border to help with his presidential campaign.

The big issues discussed were NAFTA (and the implications of the 'made in America' clause from the recently passed stimulus bill), climate change (whether or not to impose emission standards on the highly polluting Canadian tar sands) and Afghanistan (should more Canadian troops be recruited to help bring stability to the region before the upcoming elections).

For more, check out http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/world/americas/20prexy.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=canada&st=cse

First Post

Heaven knows the last thing people need is another blog. But I am reluctantly joining the ranks of the blog community and hope I can provide some insightful comments - or at least a place to come to avoid working (as I am doing right now).

I'd like to start off with a random thought - Obama visited my home country of Canada today. And as a friend on Facebook pointed out - he, like myself (and my friend) is left-handed. And you know what they say about lefties, right? They don't live as long as right-handed people. Or do they? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/latest_news/102354.stm

Either way, it's nice to know I have something in common with the new president (even if I still can't vote in the US).