Trudeau to be sworn in as Canada’s new PM

Justin Trudeau will be sworn in on Wednesday as prime minister the position long held by his late father as Canada begins a new era of Liberal leadership after Conservative Stephen Harper’s near-decade in power.

Trudeau and his Cabinet will officially take office at the ceremony on Wednesday morning at 10.30 am (local time). Trudeau is the son of Pierre Trudeau, who swept to office in 1968 on a wave of support dubbed “Trudeaumania.” He was prime minister until 1984 with a short interruption and remains one of the few Canadian politicians known in America, his charisma often drawing comparisons to John F Kennedy. Justin Trudeau channels the star power of his father.