Hot off the presses. I’d like to see how Harper “farewells the president”. Will he give him the terrorist fist jab? The whole kaboodle after the break:
Hot off the presses. I’d like to see how Harper “farewells the president”. Will he give him the terrorist fist jab? The whole kaboodle after the break:
Media program
Visit of the President of the United States Barack Obama
February 19, 2009
OTTAWA
1030 Arrival in Canada
Canada Reception Centre
Note: The Welcoming Party participants are the following:
Her Excellency, The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean Governor General of
Canada
His Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Terry Breese, Chargé d=Affaires of the United States of America to Canada
Mr. Robert Peck, Chief of Protocol of Canada
Mr. Michael Wilson, Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America
Note: RCMP Honour Guard will be welcoming the President
*Media: Photo-op only
1050 Meeting with the Governor General of Canada
Canada Reception Centre
*Media: Pool photo op only (at the beginning of the meeting)
1140 Arrival at Parliament Hill
The President will be greeted by the Prime Minister
Centre block, bottom of the stairs
Welcoming Ceremony
Rotunda
Note: The Welcoming Party participants are the following:
The Honourable Noël Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate
The Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons
Mr. Paul C. Bélisle, Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the Parliaments
Ms. Audrey O`Brien, Clerk of the House of Commons
Mr. Kevin MacLeod Usher of the Black Rod
Mr. Kevin Vickers, Sergeant-at-Arms
Signing Ceremony
Rotunda
Note: The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons will
invite the President to sign the Distinguished Visitors Books of the Senate and of
the House of Commons
*Media: Pool photo op only
1155 Meeting (Tête à tête) with the Prime Minister of Canada
Office of the Prime Minister
*Media: Pool photo op only (at the end of the Tête à tête)
1255 Working Luncheon given by the Prime Minister of Canada
Note: The Luncheon participants from the Canadian Delegation are the following:
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Honourable James Flaherty, Minister of Finance
The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment
Kevin Lynch, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
Claude Carrière, Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister
Michael Wilson, Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America
Guy Giorno, Chief of Staff
Kory Teneycke, Director of Communications
*Media: closed
1440 President and Prime Minister walk down the Hall of Honour
Hall of Honour
*Media: Pool photo op only
1445 Joint Media Availability
Reading Room
*Media: Open to pool media
1535 The Prime Minister farewells the President
Rotunda
*Media: Pool photo op only
1600 Meeting with the Leader of the Opposition
Canada Reception Centre
*Media: Pool photo op only (at the beginning of the meeting)
1715 Departure from Canada
Canada Reception Centre
Note: The Farewell Party participants are the following:
The Honourable John Baird, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and
Communities
Mr. Terry Breese, Chargé d`affaires of the United States of America to Canada
Mr. Robert Peck, Chief of Protocol of Canada
Mr. Michael Wilson Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America
Note: RCMP Honour Guard will farewell the President
*Media: Photo op only