12 Days of (Trudeau) Christmas

In 2016, Justin Trudeau and his family have received an abundance of gifts from diplomats and heads of state around the world. As listed in a public registry of the Office of Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, the gifts range from artwork to toys. In the holiday spirit, Maclean’s wrote lyrics to unwrap what the Prime Minister won’t need for Christmas.

On the first day of Christmas Trudeau will not need An LETV bicycle Which was gifted by the Chinese On the second day of Christmas, Trudeau will not need A bronze portrait of dad Pierre From the Bangladesh president Abdul Hamid On the third day of Christmas Trudeau will not need Bars of gold from Cote D’Ivoire Which he got from the nation’s president Who came to Montreal For a conference aimed at ending disease On the fourth day of Christmas Sophie Trudeau will not need A crystal-studded handbag From artists in Nova Scotia In a town called Sydney On the fifth day of Christmas The Trudeaus also will not need Five pairs of Aldo shoes! A yoga mat for Sophie Or a set of Japanese towels Or a leather clutch Or a Chinese necklace Made of pearl beads On the sixth day of Christmas Trudeau’s children will not need hockey jerseys signed By Canada’s junior team Five pairs of Aldo shoes Scooters they can ride on Goodies from U.A.E. Or a pack of astronaut ice cream On the seventh day of Christmas Trudeau will not need An original script of Star Wars Signed by the director Given by Obama On his visit to the White House Five pairs of Aldo shoes! A portrait of himself From a Chinese museum Or a cape made from Alpaca Or a bottle of sake On the eighth day of Christmas Trudeau will not need A handmade guitar From students in Saskatoon Or a new tuxedo Or an Italian notebook Five pairs of Aldo shoes! Or a vest made of seal skin Mugs from John Deere Or mittens made of moose hide Patriotic indeed On the ninth day of Christmas Trudeau will not need A Birks sportswatch A Grand Seiko watch A woman’s watch for Sophie Definitely will not need a watch Five pairs of Aldo shoes! Three bottles of Bordeau Or an airforce jacket Or a $500 giftcard To a restaurant called Joe Beef On the tenth day of Christmas Trudeau will not need Two cases of Algerian wine Silk poppy scarves Flying pigeon bicycle (yes that’s a real thing) Calgary Stampede cufflinks Five pairs of Aldo shoes! 3D abstract art of the Canadian flag from the president of Ukraine And a vase from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi On the eleventh day of Christmas The Trudeaus will not need VERY MUCH AT ALL But on the twelfth day of Christmas Trudeau WILL need Happy birthday wishes And a 45^th birthday party