Michelle Obama to speak in Montreal

If the Montreal Board of Trade was wondering how to top bringing former United States president Barack Obama to Montreal last summer for a speaking engagement, they weren’t stumped for long.

Michelle Obama, the former U.S. first lady and a highly sought after speaker in her own right, will be in Montreal as part of the Bell International Leaders Series on Feb. 5, the board announced Friday.

“By her convictions, her determination and her social involvement, Michelle Obama personifies women’s leadership, the will to change things and a model for young people here and around the world,” board president Michel Leblanc said in a statement. “After the visit by president Barack Obama, we received a large number of requests that we invite Mrs. Obama to our stage. We are proud to receive so prestigious a guest to begin 2018.”

Michelle Obama is involved in numerous causes, most notably the promotion of human rights and a fairer society, particularly in education. In 2015, she created the international “Let Girls Learn” program.

Michelle Obama’s visit is a joint venture by the board, Bell and evenko. Tickets for board members go on sale Dec. 12 at noon, while general admission tickets go on sale at noon on Dec. 14.

Further details on the event will be made public soon, the board said.