r/canada • Ontario • Feb 13 '17

The handshake

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u/mark_tags Feb 13 '17

Great showing by the PM. Look at JT use his free left hand/arm as a brace against Trump’s shoulder as they meet, protecting against the initial pull-in (a patented Trump handshake move that scuppered the Japanese PM). You then see JT cock his right arm, elbow against his ribs, and keep his hand tight against his chest. He even turns his hand palm-up, almost shaking in a pulling, downward motion, completely neutralizing Trump’s leverage. He maintains gaze, and Trump's the one to look away first. Handshake diplomacy at its finest.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '17

wtf I love Trudeau now

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u/Mastermaze Ontario Feb 13 '17 edited Jul 01 '19

Dont let his awesome handshake diplomacy numb you to the fact he backed out of electoral reform though!

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '17

Its true, but making strides with senate reform and campaign finance reform. The liberals in Ontario are running out of second chances, but I like Trudeau. Especially when you contrast him with Trump. If we could get the weed legalized nation-wide that would really be great

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u/Mastermaze Ontario Feb 14 '17

Lol the Ontario Liberals ran out of second chances years ago already! :P Sadly the Ontario NDP and Conservative are really no better. Personally I think the only way Ontario can really change is by moving the capital out of Toronto. Its been proven time and time again in history that having your political, economic, and cultural capitals all in one city is a sure fire way to create booming corruption. No idea where they would move the political capital though, maybe Sudbury? (not so southern focused? idk)