Prime ministers of Canada in popular culture

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There have been numerous depictions of prime ministers of Canada in popular culture.

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Film and television

Fictional prime ministers

Fictional prime ministers of Canada have been portrayed in television series, including Rideau Hall , South Park , Jacob Two-Two , The Best Laid Plans and The West Wing , televisions films such as H2O , and motion pictures such as Canadian Bacon , My Internship in Canada , Buried on Sunday , Long Shot and London Has Fallen .

Literature

Fictional prime ministers

As themselves

Paul Martin and Stephen Harper have appeared as themselves as the sitting prime ministers on the CTV sitcom Corner Gas :

Justin Trudeau also appeared as himself in the later spin-off series Corner Gas Animated, in season 2 episode 5 "Paper Sashay" airing 15 July 2019.

Trudeau also made a cameo appearance on the 25 November 2022 episode of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (season 1, episode 2), as a special guest in the "werk room" segment of the show. Commentators made note of the significance of Trudeau being the first national head of government to appear on the program [10] at a time of heightened concern for the well-being of LGBT communities; [11] the pre-taped episode aired a week after the attack on patrons at the Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [12]

Several sitting prime ministers have also appeared as themselves on the CBC sketch comedy series Royal Canadian Air Farce , while Harper, Martin, and Chretien have all appeared in at least one installment of the satirical CBC series The Rick Mercer Report .

Notable impersonators

Other appearances

References

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  7. Frizell, Michael (2020). Justin Trudeau: Political Power. Tidal Wave Productions. ISBN   978-1949738490.
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  9. Parker, Tamsen (n.d.). "Praise for this book | Prime Minister (Frisky Beavers, book 1) by Ainsley Booth and Sadie Haller". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021. Sadie Haller and Ainsley Booth have penned a sexy, smart, and dirty political romance. And if you've got a little thing for a certain Head of State, let's just say you'll enjoy PRIME MINISTER immensely.
  10. Friend, David (8 Nov 2022). "Justin Trudeau to appear on 'Canada's Drag Race' spinoff series". Toronto Star . Retrieved 25 Nov 2022.
  11. Canadian Press, The (25 Nov 2022). "Justin Trudeau talks allyship during appearance on 'Canada's Drag Race' spinoff". Toronto Star . Retrieved 25 Nov 2022.
  12. Gilmore, Rachel (24 Nov 2022). "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be appearing on Canada's Drag Race this Friday. It's the first episode to air since the shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs — one that had a drag brunch planned the next day". Twitter. Retrieved 25 Nov 2022.
  13. King, Don Roy (8 Oct 2018). "SNL Transcripts: Rosie O'Donnell: 11/13/93: Weekend Update with Kevin Nealon". SNL Transcripts Tonight. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
  14. Shakeri, Sima (8 Dec 2019). "Jimmy Fallon Channels 'Mean Girls' in Playing Trudeau on 'Saturday Night Live'". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.