Thursday, March 10, 2016

Obama Celebrates Canadian Health Care At The White House



Obama Celebrates Canadian Health Care At The White House
by Charlie Spiering 10 Mar 2016
President Obama welcomed newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House today, celebrating the fact that the United States had joined Canada with a government program for health care.

“I’m proud to be the first American President to stand with a Canadian Prime Minister and be able to say that — in both our nations — health care is not a privilege for a few but is now a right for all,” Obama said, referring to his signature issue of forcing Obamacare on all Americans.

Trudeau, often referred to as the Canadian Obama, was welcomed with all the pomp and circumstance of an official state visit, the first time in 20 years for a Canadian Prime Minister.

Obama also highlighted the two nations for their views on Syrian refugees and the right to gay marriage.

“As two vast and vibrant societies, we reaffirm that our diversity is our strength — whether your family was among the first native peoples to live on these lands or refugees we welcomed just yesterday,” he said. “Whether you pray in a church or a synagogue, or a temple, or a mosque. Where, no matter what province or state you live in, you have the freedom to marry the person that you love.”

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Sidley Austin LLP was the consulting firm for Canada.

Note: R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.   
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013       
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and Obamacare is his signature policy initiative.
CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.
David L. Johnston was a director at CGI Group Inc., and is the governor general for Canada.
Donna S. Morea was the EVP for the CGI Group Inc., and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and is a board member for the International Crisis Group.
Kim Campbell was a board member for the International Crisis Group, a prime minister for Canada, and is an advisory board member for the Global Security Institute.
David A. Hamburg is an advisory board member for the Global Security Institute, an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and the president emeritus for the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).        
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Newton N. Minow is an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and Obamacare is his signature policy initiative.
Sidley Austin LLP was the consulting firm for Canada.
David L. Johnston is the governor general for Canada, and was a director at CGI Group Inc.
CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

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