Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the Montreal Canadiens last Friday
In case you don’t religiously stalk Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s social media pages, then you might not know that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, visited Canada late last week to meet with Prime Minister Trudeau.
And of all the places they could meet in Canada, where did PM Trudeau choose? Well, he chose Montreal of course.
Day one consisted of diplomatic talks over the economic relationship between China and Canada, with China promising to open up new markets for Canadian goods.
My thanks to Premier Li for productive talks today – reaching deals to strengthen the middle class in our countries. pic.twitter.com/jsErOEbZNm
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 22, 2016
However, day 2 consisted of something a little more fun, and in true Canadian fashion this day of fun included hockey.
Prime Minister Trudeau took Premier Keqiang to meet the Montreal Canadiens.
The two world leaders headed to the Bell Centre early Friday morning for a quick meet and greet with the players. They even got to stand on the ice and shoot a few pucks.
The official Montreal Canadiens Instagram and Twitter pages, along with Chinese news outlet, China Xinhua News, posted pictures of the event:
Le PM @JustinTrudeau et le PM Li Keqiang de Chine visitent le Centre Bell aujourd'hui. 🇨🇦 🇨🇳 #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/OXbFZcQOKg
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 23, 2016
There were a few fans in attendance for the big meet and greet, including Special Assistant to the Mayor of Montreal, Howard Liebman.
Visite spéciale du PM #Chine Li au Centre Bell @CanadiensMTL avec PM @JustinTrudeau et Maire #Montreal @DenisCoderre #GoHabsGo @CanadaChine pic.twitter.com/rlobjGLbOl
— Howard Liebman (@HowardLiebman) September 23, 2016
Meanwhile Prime Minister Trudeau tweeted out his love of the Habs:
In my unbiased opinion, this is a great hockey team to show off to a visiting leader. Thanks @CanadiensMTL #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/Pl3PDXwpcV
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 23, 2016
Some people questioned the “unbiased” part seeing as Trudeau and his family hail from Montreal…
@JustinTrudeau @CanadiensMTL Unbiased eh? #WinkWink 😉🍁🏒
— ☮♥️ Paula W ツ (@WassUpEH) September 23, 2016
But all in all, the event seemed to be a pretty big hit for Habs fans everywhere.
@JustinTrudeau @CanadiensMTL Thank-you very much for saying that Mr.Trudeau! Now all we need is a 25th Stanley Cup!#GoHabsGo
— Gigi4habs (@gigi4habs) September 24, 2016
#GoHabsGo
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