Justin Trudeau Visited A Day Camp & Went Back Into Camp Counsellor Mode With The Kids (VIDEO)
The PM was once a counsellor at a camp in Algonquin Park. 🏕️
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went back into his camp counsellor mode when he visited a day camp and played games with the kids.
On July 6, he visited St. Gabriel Day Camp in Vaughan, Ontario to spend time with the campers and posted all about it on social media.
"School's out – and for a lot of kids, that means it's time to head back to camp," Trudeau tweeted.
He also mentioned that he got to meet campers and talk with their parents during his time there about what his government is doing to support families.
He shared a video on Twitter of him playing Simon Says on the playground with the kids.
"Simon says: Enjoy your summer break! It's pretty clear these kids will, thanks to the incredible staff members at St. Gabriel Day Camp in Vaughan. I appreciate you letting me jump in for a minute this morning," Trudeau said.
In the video, Trudeau led a group of campers in a game of Simon Says, shifting back into camp counsellor mode as if no time had passed.
He even tricked a few of the kids after he did a string of "Simon says" and then told them just "hands up," which a couple of little ones followed.
Trudeau was not only a counsellor back in the day but he was also a camper!
In a testimonial he gave for Taylor Statten Camps, which runs Camp Ahmek in Algonquin Park, he said, "The Taylor Statten Camps had an immeasurable impact on my family and me."
"For my father, my brothers and I, being campers and counsellors at Ahmek taught us much about nature; about responsibility; and most importantly, about ourselves," Trudeau continued.
In 2013, he also shared an article on Twitter written by Joanne Kates, the former director of Camp Arowhon in Algonquin Park, that defended him when his previous jobs were called into question by the Conservatives.
"Putting Trudeau's work as a camp counsellor for a few summers at Camp Ahmek in Algonquin Park first on the list of jobs that render him unsuitable to be prime minister was not smart," Kates said at the time.
