Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Heading to Jamaica for Post-Christmas Vacation

Published on December 23, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Jamaica next week for a family vacation over the holiday break. The Prime Minister’s Office says Prime Minister Trudeau will travel with his immediate family to the Caribbean country from Dec. 26 to Jan. 4. Jamaica is also where Prime Minister Trudeau and his family spent some time after Christmas last year, while they travelled to British Columbia for their summer vacation in August this year. He will be travelling with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, after the pair announced earlier this year they were separating following 18 years of marriage. At the time, the Prime Minister’s Office said Canadians could expect to see the family together, and both said in individual statements they would remain close....

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