This week's announcement will undoubtedly change something, however great or small, about the story of Justin Trudeau's political life.
Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau share an intimate moment on stage following his speech at Liberal Party headquarters in Montreal early Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015., a one-woman play performed by Linda Griffiths.
There may never be another public coupling quite like Maggie and Pierre. Their eldest son doesn't have the cool mystique of his father. And the dissolution of Justin and Sophie's marriage has not, perhaps thankfully, been nearly as dramatic and tumultuous as that of Maggie and Pierre. Something like that is true now of Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. In their own way, they are "humanity, magnified."If there is some tacit agreement that a politician's personal life is, to a great degree, off limits from public scrutiny — that a public official is entitled to some privacy — it is also understood that a politician must display some humanity, often by disclosing or displaying some parts of what might otherwise be considered their personal lives.
He and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau always seemed like enthusiastic participants in the mixing of personal and political. As prime minister, Justin Trudeau has also been exceedingly public, both professionally and personally. HisBut for Trudeau, the personal — or, at least, great pieces of it — has always been political. His birth was national news. His parent's separation, five-and-a-half years later, was.
Strictly speaking, the trees will probably end up having a greater impact on the future of the planet. But it's easy to see why the other story might generate more immediate interest. This week's announcement will undoubtedly change something, however great or small, about the story of Trudeau's political life.
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