Five Years Ago: President Obama Says ‘The World Needs More Canada’

07.14.21
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Five years later: Barrack Obama’s famous Canada statement lives on

Canadian American Business Council CEO Maryscott Greenwood recounts the impact of Barrack Obama’s famous statement, “The world needs more Canada!”

While Obama’s statement is still taken out of context five years later, Greenwood acknowledges its significance in the CAN-US culture zeitgeist and as a “masterclass on how we should speak to each other.”

Accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist Arthur Milnes features Greenwood’s story in the National News Watch. Read the full story on their website.