Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t waste any time reaching out to Canada’s brightest minds.

Hours after being sworn into office by the Governor General, he addressed the nation’s young children in a live Google Hangout posted on YouTube.

Grade-school students from five schools across the country grilled him about everything from immigration to parks, while Trudeau spoke about the importance of listening as a politician.

“It’s really glad that one of my first actions as prime minister is to reach out to grade school right across the country,” he said.

“Politics is never supposed to just be just a speech politicians give that everyone else listens to; it’s about dialogue and conversation.”

Although Trudeau took some heat during the campaign from his opponents for having been a drama teacher, his warmth and affinity for children only earned him points with the youth who spoke to him.

“What did you enjoy most about teaching and how can you use these skills as prime minister?” asked one student.

“A good teacher is not someone who stands in front of the class and gives all the answers. A good teacher is someone who knows what challenges their students are facing,” Trudeau said, adding that what Canadians need is someone who will provide them with the tools for success.

But the children didn’t let him off easy.

One question, from a young girl at Lawrence Heights Middle School, asked how his middle-class tax cuts will help people with low incomes and the homeless.

Trudeau touted his new child-benefit program, which he says will more equitably distribute social assistance to lower-income families.

“We’ve also committed to investing in social housing and shelters,” he promised.

“We know that, in Canada, our country only succeeds when everyone has an opportunity to success, and that means that as country giving help to the most vulnerable.”

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