The New York Times:

The state dinner, the first for a Canadian prime minister in nearly two decades and most likely one of President Obama’s last, had the air of a belated family reunion between two countries sharing the world’s longest international border, not to mention professional sports, celebrities, cuisine and culture. Many of the luminaries in attendance had ties to Canada and offered praise for its young leader.

Mr. Trudeau, for his part, thanked Mr. Obama for his leadership in addressing climate change. The prime minister offered a tribute to the Obamas’ daughters, who attended their first state dinner, and joked about the president’s graying hair, saying he hoped his own would “come in at a slower rate.”

The relationship between Canada and the US may be one of the most important in the world and it’s crucial the two countries work together on many things. That starts at the top and it’s good to see that it seems Trudeau and Obama have a close personal relationship.

But that was a cheap shot about the Stanely Cup, Obama.