Australia isn’t the only country to have recently acquired a new Prime Minister, shaking up the political landscape.
You may not know it but on the 19th of October, 43 year old Justin Trudeau – son of former Canadian PM, Pierre Trudeau – and his Liberal party (different to Australia’s Liberal party) swept to power in a stunning victory over the Conservative government of Stephen Harper in Canada, taking 184 seats.
He’s young, handsome and charming (even ‘hot’, as plenty of young bloggers are saying) and there is lots of good value video footage coming out of the woodwork to give us some insights into the man. Here are a few funny examples that have emerged. (and the picture, above, is from the Canadian comedy program, This Hour has 22 minutes.) :
- His favourite party trick: falling down the stairs:
- Here is his famous striptease for charity:
- And his trick of balancing babies in the air by their feet (learned from his father)