Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise appearance at a curling event in London, Ont., Friday night after his flight was cancelled due to bad weather.
Trudeau, who had been in the city for a town hall meeting and a federal cabinet retreat, went rinkside to pose for selfies and chat with curlers at the . At the cup, Team North America competes against Team World.
Canadian curler Marc Kennedy told CTV London that the prime minister had some curling knowledge.
鈥淏eing a conservative from Alberta, it was nice to talk to Mr. Trudeau, a Liberal,鈥� he added.
American curler Matt Hamilton also chatted with the prime minister and posed for a photo with him.
鈥淚 gave him a nice little one-liner (about) how I would never in a million years see Trump at a curling event and he thought that was pretty funny,鈥� Hamilton told CTV London.
鈥淪o, then we took a photo and it was fun,鈥� Hamilton added. 鈥淗e seems like a really nice guy.鈥�
Just chillin鈥� with the Prime Minister of Canada No big deal.
鈥� Matt Hamilton (@MattJamilton)
With a report from CTV London
