OTTAWA 鈥� Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an NBA playoff bet with U.S. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The 鈥渇riendly wager鈥� is on whether the Toronto Raptors or Golden State Warriors will win the NBA Finals. The winner gets a gift basket of local goodies from their opponent.
Should the Raptors win Game 5 Monday night and clinch the NBA championship for the first time ever, Pelosi, who is from San Francisco, will be sending Trudeau a 鈥渟election of San Francisco鈥檚 Ghirardelli chocolate, California wine and a selection of California almonds and walnuts,鈥� according to the PMO.
Trudeau has bet a basket of local goods from across Canada, including smoked Atlantic salmon, Peace by Chocolate chocolates, Saint-Viateur Bagels, Ontario craft beers, Pansawan dry meat, and Nanaimo bars.
鈥淭he Raptors are making history and they aren鈥檛 done yet. We鈥檙e going all the way, Canada. Ghirardelli chocolates and a glass of California wine are going to pair nicely with the Raptors鈥� first NBA title,鈥� Trudeau said in the statement from his office.
In rebuttal, Pelosi is quoted in the statement saying that 鈥渢he only thing sweeter than watching Golden State once again become world champions is doing so while enjoying a selection of Canada鈥檚 finest.鈥�
