‘I really feel for the Trudeaus’: after 18 years of marriage, PM and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau split up

Public life creates ‘a whole different level’ of challenge for a marriage, says former Liberal staffer Greg MacEachern.

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, left, Justin Trudeau, with their children Ella-Grace and Xavier, when Trudeau won the Liberal leadership in Ottawa on April 14, 2013. Both Grégoire Trudeau and the PM released identical statements on Instagram announcing that they were separating on Aug. 2.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA, IAN CAMPBELL

August 2, 2023

This week's bombshell announcement that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating has thrown the pressures of political office back into the spotlight and it’s unclear how or if the news will affect public opinion of the prime minister.

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