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Originally Posted by rubecube
This is pretty silly. He's seen as a leader due to the stances he's been taking on the international stage. Taking in refugees, committing to climate change, and championing reproductive rights all play well in other developed nations (our neighbours to the South notwithstanding).
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And yet, the coverage of Trudeau on bbc.co.uk, for instance, is overwhelmingly made up of fluff pieces.
Though there is some crossover between the fluff and the stances.
This really all goes back to my original point. Trudeau's international popularity is primarily a function of his being photogenic. Nothing wrong with that, but I do disagree with the assertion that we should be proud of our leader's superficiality because of it. I'd much rather praise him for something you brought up - his pragmatic approach to things like pipelines.