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The Parti Quebecois couldn’t wait to confront its newest nemesis Justin Trudeau, the freshly appointed federal Liberal leader and first-born son of traditional foe Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

Things did not go as planned.

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By the end of the day, in fact, they were offering to buy Trudeau a beer. That invitation to quaff suds was the final twist in a bizarre string of events Thursday during Trudeau’s first visit to meet with Quebec politicians since winning the leadership.

It all began with a provincial cabinet minister delivering a lengthy denunciation at a news conference. The source of his frustration: An alleged scheduling slight.

Jean-Francois Lisee told the assembled reporters that Trudeau was behaving like some “young prince” because Trudeau had, supposedly, demanded to meet the leaders of all parties at the same time.

However, it turned out that information was wrong. People from various quarters, including the Quebec premier’s office, disputed the basis for the cabinet minister’s attack.