Barack Obama to Montreal: 'Bon anniversaire'

Barack Obama had never been to Montreal before Tuesday, but he gave this city a 375th birthday present it will not soon forget.
The former U.S. president made Montreal the first Canadian city he has visited since leaving office in January – and indeed one of the first stops anywhere since joining the international speaking circuit in political retirement.
“Bon anniversaire,” he said in rudimentary French as he took to the stage in a cavernous room the size of an airplane hangar