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January 17, 2016

New Yorks Times Likes Your Style, Canada

A recent article gracing the front page of the New York Times’ Style section, along with a picture of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, gushes about Canada’s cool factor.

In the months since his election, Mr. Trudeau, 44, the 6-foot2 self-described feminist, who has been a television actor, snowboarding instructor and amateur boxer, has assumed the role of world leader with a heart.

The article profiles 17 Canadians who are “making the nation cool”, including Quebec director Xavier Dolan, singer Grimes and comedian Samantha Bee, while name dropping long-time cultural heavyweights like Joni Mitchell, Mike Myers, Leonard Cohen and Frank Gehry.

Read the full story at nytimes.com

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