He didn't mention Donald Trump by name, but he didn't disappoint them and told them what he thought about all that anyway.
Former U.S. president Barack Obama told a Canadian audience that the world may be a dark place since he left the White House, but its natural upward momentum can be corrected through a positive story of tolerance to counter the "primal" narrative of populism that has taken hold around the world.
"I left the office cautiously optimistic," said Obama, sparking laughter among the 11,400 paying attendees at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Friday night.
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Former U.S. president Barack Obama told a Canadian audience that the world may be a dark place since he left the White House, but its natural upward momentum can be corrected through a positive story of tolerance to counter the "primal" narrative of populism that has taken hold around the world.
"I left the office cautiously optimistic," said Obama, sparking laughter among the 11,400 paying attendees at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Friday night.