New, younger government puts fitness on display

Golf courses are closing, or struggling to survive, as a new generation—Trudeau’s generation—turns to mountain-biking, standup paddle boarding, triathlons, and other more vigorous alternatives.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto jog on the bridge behind Parliament Hill on June 28.

OTTAWA—They run. They cycle. They swim. They stage spontaneous pushup challenges among themselves. “They” are Justin Trudeau’s amazing, cross-fit cabinet—an inspiration to some, no doubt, and a pack of supercilious showboats to others.

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