Photographic trip down memory lane leaves Trudeau teary
Via QNet News, it seems that even after spending so many hours under the glare of the spotlight, there are some things that can still move Liberal leadership candidate Justin Trudeau to tears -- like, for instance, hearing the story behind that famous photo of himself being carried, sack of potatoes style, by his prime ministerial papa past a saluting Mountie.
(Especially, it would seem, when the tale is being told by the son of that very same Mountie.)
Watch the video here:
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