Patriotic Canadians are furious with former President Obama’s decision to endorse Justin Trudeau in Canada’s parliamentary elections taking place next week.

Traditionally, former US presidents refrain from endorsing candidates in foreign elections, preferring to keep their dignity and allow the citizens of sovereign nations to make their own democratic decisions.

However, Barack Obama has chosen to disrespect presidential etiquette yet again and has chosen to tell Canadians who to vote for.

Obama has a history of running foreign interference. He endorsed Emmanuel Macron in France in 2017 and also attempted to intervene in the British referendum on leaving the European Union, however the majority of British voters ignored his advice on that occasion. Nelson Wiseman, a political science professor at the University of Toronto, said he doesn’t think Obama’s endorsement will help Trudeau either.

“In fact, some people may feel this is an unwarranted foreign intrusion in Canada’s election,” Wiseman said.

And he’s right. Elections Canada has ruled that Obama’s intervention does not constitute illegal interference (because no money changed hands) but Canadian patriots are outraged with Obama’s attempt at meddling in their election.