A very Trudeau Christmas card
Find out how many past Trudeau Xmas cards have featured balmy landscapes that are, honestly, kind of a bummer to look at right now
As is tradition among Ottawa politicians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent out his holiday greeting card. The 2016 edition features a collage of photos—on-the-fly snapshots with nary a professional shot in the bunch—of him and his young family frolicking through the year. Maclean’s ran some custom metrics on this year’s card and the last several versions. Herewith, a paint-by-numbers look at the Prime Minister’s holiday greetings:
Trudeau Xmas cards
| Occurrences of... | 2016 | All cards combined |
|---|---|---|
| Matching clothing | 1 | 2 |
| Entire-family matching clothing | 0 | 2 |
| Yoga poses struck | 2 | 3 |
| Dogs/puppies of uncertain provenance | 1 | 2 |
| Dogs/puppies of uncertain ownership, including dog mascot costume | 2 | 2 |
| Soccer balls | 0 | 2 |
| Crocs | 0 | 1 |
| Canoes | 0 | 1 |
| RV-based hand-holding | 0 | 1 |
| Balmy landscapes that are, honestly, kind of a bummer to look at right now | ∞ | ∞ |
| Adorable child posing at the wheel of a vehicle he is clearly years away from driving | 1 | 2 |
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