Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and his wife Sophie are separating

 

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and his wife

Sophie are separating

By Reuters

August 2, 2023 12:33pm  Updated

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie are separating and have signed a legal agreement, his office said in a statement on Wednesday that appeared to mark the end of the couple’s 18-year marriage.

“They have worked to ensure that all legal and ethical steps with regards to their decision to separate have been taken, and will continue to do so moving forward,” it said.

Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced that he and his wife are separating.

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Trudeau, 51, and Sophie, 48, were married in late May 2005. They have three children.

“They remain a close family and Sophie and the Prime Minister are focused on raising their kids in a safe, loving and collaborative environment,” said the statement. “The family will be together on vacation, beginning next week.”

Reporting by David Ljunggren and Ismail Shakil in Ottawa Editing by Marguerita Choy

Rumours have been circulating for several months about a possible affair between Trudeau and the rather attractive Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly. They have traveled together quite recently on a few business trips. We will have to watch to see if Joly and her husband separate any time soon.

Will Trudeau be the first Prime Minister to separate from his wife while in office? Or, was his father?