Mild-mannered PM has secret Halloween identity
OTTAWA — It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s Justin Trudeau.
The prime minister was disguised as mild-mannered newspaper reporter Clark Kent (Superman’s secret identity) as his Halloween alter ego for 2017.
On his way to question period, Trudeau descended the stairs sporting slicked-down hair and a blue suit with a bright red tie, surprising the assembled staff and journalists who were waiting for him.
As he got to the bottom of the stairs, he opened his shirt to expose the Superman costume hidden underneath, quipping in both official languages that it was a big shock to see the prime minister dressed as a journalist, but “you know, gotta do it.”
Trudeau has a history of having fun with Halloween.
In his first year in office, he disguised himself as Han Solo of the Star Wars movie franchise.
Last year, he went as the pilot from the French children’s book
Le Petit Prince, while his youngest son, Hadrien, went as the title character. Hadrien went Halloweening Tuesday as Paw
Patrol character Skye. Trudeau wasn’t the only MP in the House getting into the Halloween spirit.
Liberal backbencher RobertFalcon Ouellette sported a bloodspattered white suit during question period, a costume he described as a “Bloody Harry” outfit.