President Barack Obama

44th President Dept: "Now, more than ever, we must do these things as one nation, as one people," the 44th president declared in a second inaugural address that broke new ground by assigning gay rights a prominent place in the wider struggle for equality for all, according to CBC. "My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it so long as we seize it together." U.S. President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with "passion and dedication" to broaden equality and prosperity at home, nurture democracy around the world and combat global warming as he embarked on a second term. "America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.