60 Minutes investigates a lot of stories around the world, but don't often cover stories in Canada. Justin Trudeau, the new prime minister of Canada is turning a lot of heads at U.S. media outlets.
The iconic CBS News magazine show will feature a segment on Trudeau on Sunday night's show. Lara Logan, chief foreign correspondent for CBS News and a regular contributor to the show, will host the segment.
The timing of the segment leads into the White House state dinner for Trudeau on Thursday. A segment preview can be found here.
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The segment on Trudeau touches on the rise of the Liberals in last fall's federal election and his decision to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees.
"Every time a tourist or an immigrant or refugee shows up in another country, there is a security risk," Trudeau told Logan. "I am more than comfortable that … accepting 25,000 Syrian refugees does right by both the safety of Canadians and by the values that define us as a nation."
The withdrawal of the 6 planes in the battle against ISIL misses what makes Canada strongest, according to the prime minister. "There's a lot of countries that do very well dropping bombs. There are other things that Canada actually does better than most other countries. And one of them is training people on the ground."
Logan also goes into Trudeau's unusual background before delving into politics.
"I was a snowboard instructor, I was a bouncer in a nightclub, I was a whitewater river guide … I worked as a teacher," he replies. "I make no apologies for a very varied set of life experiences."
As for criticism about being too young and inexperienced: "You cannot let yourself be defined by the hopes that you will fulfill the darkest wishes of your opponents."
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Hopefully Logan consulted Morley Safer, the one Canadian on 60 Minutes. Safer has been a reporter on 60 Minutes since 1970 (the program launched in 1968). Born and bred in Toronto, Safer worked for Canadian newspapers and then the CBC as a correspondent and producer before joining CBS News in 1964.
We'll be writing a lot about the segment and the state dinner in the coming days here at CanadianCrossing.com.
60 Minutes airs on CHCH/Hamilton and CBS stations at 7 pm Eastern available to Canadians via cable, satellite, and over the air.
photo credit: CBS News/60 Minutes
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