Former President Barack Obama endorsed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and encouraged Canadians to reelect him.

“I was proud to work with Justin Trudeau as President. He’s a hard-working, effective leader who takes on big issues like climate change. The world needs his progressive leadership now, and I hope our neighbors to the north support him for another term,” the former president tweeted.

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