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Thomas Klassen, Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assumes a new role — single dad, just like his own father

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his son, Hadrien, watch a traditional First Nations game in Whitehorse, Yukon in February 2023 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Thomas

The unexpected announcement in mid-summer of the separation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau places the prime minister in a new role.

In Canada, unlike in the United States, being married has never been an unwritten requirement to hold the highest political post. However, as Donald Trump illustrated and Ronald Reagan before him, being divorced once or twice, remarrying and then running for president is seemingly fine by Americans.

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