Of stars, senators and so-called inclusive growth: federal politics this week
OTTAWA — The cult of celebrity that has seized Canadian politics was on full display this week.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in New York for March break, wowed an audience stacked with top diplomats when he attended a Broadway show — flanked by his wife, cabinet ministers and Ivanka Trump, the daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The diplomats gave him a standing ovation as he made a short speech before the production of Come From Away, about Americans stranded in Gander, N.L., after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
There was similar gushing from civil servants, the Conservatives revealed in documents this week. Embassy staff in Washington went out of their way to track down larger-than-life cut-outs of the prime minister to display for selfie opportunities at Canada Day celebrations.