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.
“Being a conservative from Alberta, it was nice to talk to Mr. Trudeau, a Liberal,” he added.
American curler Matt Hamilton also chatted with the prime minister and posed for a photo with him.
“I 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,” Hamilton told CTV London.
“So, then we took a photo and it was fun,” Hamilton added. “He seems like a really nice guy.”
Just chillin’ with the Prime Minister of Canada No big deal.
— Matt Hamilton (@MattJamilton)
With a report from CTV London