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Richard Connelly
Richard Connelly | February 13, 2009 | 11:41am
George W. Bush's office has announced his first public appearance since January 20, and it's in the place most people consider to be the Houston of the North -- Calgary.
Calgary, and the surrounding province of Alberta, is oil land and politically conservative. Lots of oil execs shuttle back and forth between the two cities.
"Alberta's a very conservative province and he's certainly seen as friendly to the oil industry," David Taras, a political analyst at the University of Calgary, told the Calgary Herald. "He's choosing a safe place to go test his image."
The reaction of Canada's prime minister was pretty good:
Asked whether he welcomes Bush's visit to Calgary, Premier Ed Stelmach's response was curt before leaving a media conference Thursday.
"He's a free man, can travel to any country he wants," the premier said.
Say hello from Texas, W.
-- Richard Connelly
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