06-06-2017 22:08 via montrealgazette.com

Obama in Montreal: Live updates

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The Board of Trade of Metropolitain Montreal had the idea of inviting Barack Obama to speak here before he even left office, president Michel Leblanc said Tuesday, hours before the former U.S. president was to speak to a sold-out crowd of 6,000.
Leblanc said the board spent last summer preparing its case, making arguments such as Montreal’s 375th, Canada’s 150th and his close relationship with Prime Minister Jus
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