Well, the highly anticipated visit of US President Barack Obama finally happened today. He and the Canadian Prime Minister, Steven Harper met with the press to answer a barrage of questions about our inter country relations, bilateral trade, border security, the environment, the war in Afghanistan, energy demands and of course, not the least of importance, the economy.
After listening to them eloquently address the multiple questions skilfully crafted by the press, I felt as though we Canadians and Americans were very good friends. One might even say the best of friends.
There was so much warmth between the state leaders that a person having gone into a coma only six months prior, might have concluded that our respective leaders were representatives from different regions of the same country, were he to arouse at that moment, Mr. Obama’s accent notwithstanding.
There were a few thousand Canadians with both American and Canadian flags waving who had positioned themselves to observe the motorcade that carried the state entourage to the press conference. When both Harper and Obama emerged, there was an outburst of cheer which hailed from the crowds who were thrilled by Obama's wave and brilliant smile.
As an aside, some Canadians will have to admit that those outbursts of exuberance were not so much for Mr. Harper. OK, all Canadians will probably have to admit that. Mr. Harper is a nice guy but Obama, he is just so smart and so articulate and so warm and so enamouring....you get the point. We too are struck by the charisma of the man.
There was so much warmth between the state leaders that a person having gone into a coma only six months prior, might have concluded that our respective leaders were representatives from different regions of the same country, were he to arouse at that moment, Mr. Obama’s accent notwithstanding.
There were a few thousand Canadians with both American and Canadian flags waving who had positioned themselves to observe the motorcade that carried the state entourage to the press conference. When both Harper and Obama emerged, there was an outburst of cheer which hailed from the crowds who were thrilled by Obama's wave and brilliant smile.
As an aside, some Canadians will have to admit that those outbursts of exuberance were not so much for Mr. Harper. OK, all Canadians will probably have to admit that. Mr. Harper is a nice guy but Obama, he is just so smart and so articulate and so warm and so enamouring....you get the point. We too are struck by the charisma of the man.
The picture of the two statesmen dressed so smartly, walking side by side together was impressive. Their demeanour conveyed the appearance of two friends who were happy to be together again rather than those who were meeting for the first time.
It is no secret that the Bush era did little to invoke a courtship with Canada. But today was different! The mutual compliments, their warm smiles and to top it all off, Obama’s unscheduled visit to an Ottawa bakery to buy Canadian maple leaf cookies for his girls was icing on the cake. I can't help but think that perhaps we should be more than just friends. Perhaps the time had come to contemplate, dare I say it....our national unification.
Think of it now. When will there ever be such a strong sentiment in Canada as
We all live together on this over sized island, we all like to eat the same french fries, and we wear the same type of clothing. We drive the same kind of cars, on the same side of the road, we burn the same kind of fuel and along with a multitude of other things, we both blog on the Internet and we all love hockey. OK, strike the last one. Canadians love hockey. The Americans just love to beat the Canadians at hockey. And who could blame them since beating the Canadians at their own game is every ones dream.
I note with interest that Obama said he was looking forward to coming back here again...when it is warmer. And we understand that. My wife being one of the few exceptions in Canada, we like it warmer too. We could go on, but let me ask you. Given we are so much alike, would our union be such a bad idea?
R. Greg Osmond is a Platinum Award winning Realtor serving St. John’s and surrounding areas, Newfoundland and Labrador for over 20 years and can be reached at 709-895-2500. Visit http://www.rgregosmond.com/ for further information. Find him on facebook at R. Greg Osmond.
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