Former first lady Michelle Obama will be giving her first speaking engagement in Canada, aimed at pushing education and equality for girls and women. The event is set for November 28, in Toronto. “She’s going to be speaking about a number of things, but the economics of equality is really why she’s here. So, talking about how we can change the world through the advancement of women and girls,” said Rhiannon Traill, CEO Economic Club of Canada. The event, co-hosted by the Economic Club of Canada and Plan International Canada, was announced on CTV’s Your Morning Monday. Traill says 3,000 tickets will be sold for the event, but each buyer will purchase two tickets, with one being donated to a young person between the ages of 14 and 24.
FORMER PRESIDENTS AND WIVES SPEAK
It is a specialized industry but a profitable one even so for former presidents and their wives to spend much of their time after they leave office on public speaking tours. As is known, former president Clinton has spoken in Toronto many times and his capacity to earn large sums for these appearances is legendary. It is not even slightly likely that the Economic Club of Canada will release the amount paid to Michelle Obama, but it seems certain the popular Ms. Obama will receive a large pay cheque. Tickets for the Toronto event, being held at the Mattamy Centre, will go on sale to American Express cardholders on Wednesday at 10 a.m. and to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m.
