"Working together, always beats going it alone," the prime minister said at the closing summit closing news conference. Prior to the parliamentary address, Obama got a little help from Trudeau who touted the benefits of that relationship. Rich traditionFriendships between leaders may come and go, but speeches to Parliament by American leaders have, over the decades, developed their own groove. Obama warned the two nations are facing an "increasingly strained" international order, instability that is being driven by inequality and globalization. U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a warm, poised, thoughtful address to Canadian parliamentarians and invited guests on Wednesday, a speech that was punctuated with prolonged standing ovations in the House of Commons.

Source: CBC News June 29, 2016 19:08 UTC