Article content

Where will Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pop up today?

Giving an interview on The Social? Boxing in New York? Dining in Washington? Offering exclusive access to documentarians on a native reserve?

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Kelly McParland: The Prime Minister of photo op. Trudeau and Trump know that image is everything Back to video

Perhaps he’ll be adding to his selfie collection. Comforting a child on the steps of Parliament. Doing push-ups on Youtube. Hugging a panda. On Friday he visited Fort McMurray, keeping the visit relatively low-key so as to avoid being accused of treating the wildfire as a political opportunity. That done, where will he go next? A Manitoba group is inviting him to suck on a lime as part of Lyme disease awareness campaign. Does anyone think he’d refuse?

It’s possible he’ll spend time in Ottawa, though Trudeau and his handlers know that answering questions from opposition MPs in the House of Commons draws far less crowd interest than joking with Barack Obama. Better to let cabinet members handle the policy stuff. People aren’t really interested in details; they like to see him out and about, greeting the people. It’s a bit like the Queen: she handles the meet-and-greets, while underlings deal with the day-to-day nitty gritty of government.