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Old 12-02-2015, 09:56 AM   #1845
CliffFletcher
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This article puts the nanny thing into context.

Two nannies? That's a little rich, prime minister.

* Not all prime ministerial families take advantage of access to nannies (Harper didn't).

* Justin Trudeau is a 1 per center. But even among 1 per centers, having two nannies is unusual.

* Trudeau paid for two nannies before he become prime minister.

Of course, all of this is perfectly legitimate and Trudeau entitled to the nannies. But this is politics, and politics are about optics. Given his comments about the wealthy paying for their own child care, he will take a public opinion hit over this. So either he was too naive to recognize that, or he's willing to pay that price so his kids can have two nannies.

And another article sums up the political price Trudeau will pay:

The PM's nannies: In politics, people remember the little things
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