‘Read that again,’ the text ends
On the day Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign as Canada’s prime minister and Liberal party leader, PM’s former spouse Sophie Grégoire didn’t offer up a public statement regarding his decision.
“Read that again,” the text ends.
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It appeared on Grégoire’s account roughly six hours after Trudeau stood in front of Rideau Cottage in Ottawa to deliver news of his departure.
Over the holiday season, the 53-year-old prime minister said he spoke with his “family” at length “about our future.”
“Throughout the course of my career, any success I have personally achieved has been because of their support and with their encouragement,” Trudeau said Monday morning.
“So last night, over dinner, I told my kids about the decision that I’m sharing with you today.”
Trudeau’s response: “Have a wonderful day, ma’am.”
“Red Mountain slopes, powder and people; you rock,” she wrote in a post of various images and videos from their ski trip set to Steppenwolf’s iconic “Born to be Wild.”
“Thank you for an epic time! SHRED RED!”
The prime minister is not seen in any of the photos or videos.
The summit is significant to the Trudeau family: it’s the skil hill where Michel Trudeau, the PM’s older brother, worked in 1998 when he was killed during an avalanche in nearby Kokanee Glacier Park.
“I really, really want to thank Canadians for having been so incredibly gracious and incredibly generous in respecting our privacy and our space,” he added.
Pictures on social media also show many family dinners and celebrations at Rideau Cottage in the 18 months since the split following 18 years of marriage.
“We are still bound by love and respect and smiles and tears, and we’re still trying to figure it out,” she told the broadcaster.
“There’s still so much love and relationship and closeness in our family,” she said. “Even though our relationship is transforming, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.”
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