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Barack Obama to speak at Canada 2020 gala in Toronto on May 8

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Former United States president Barack Obama, pictured in Ottawa in 2016 at the North American Summit, is expected to deliver a keynote speech at Canada 2020’s anniversary gala in Toronto on May 8.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

April 13, 2026

Former United States president Barack Obama will deliver a keynote speech at Canada 2020’s anniversary gala in Toronto on May 8.

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