Tatiana Maslany didn't even get 3½ minutes on Live with Kelly and Ryan, but we did learn that Maslany and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met for the first time at the live broadcast from the Oakes Garden Theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Maslany also set straight the pronunciation of Saskatchewan to Kelly Ripa and talked about growing up in her native province in Regina. Maslany talked about the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the cut-out watermelons the fans wear on their heads. She was asked about where the Emmy was; Maslany explained that the award was in a box.
Ripa asked which one of the Orphan Black characters that Maslany least liked to play. Maslany mentioned that Rachel takes about 2 hours of hair and makeup and Krystal involves fake nails and "all this stuff on top of me." Maslany said she stole some of the clothes as well as Cosima's glasses and nose ring as souvenirs from the show.
Prime Minister Trudeau was a last-minute add to the program and ended up with a pair of segments. The daytime talk show is not normally hard-hitting but Ryan Seacrest asked Trudeau about which one of his kids would he like to see be a prime minister.
"Definitely not. My father would have given the same answer." When Ripa followed up on the same question, Trudeau said "not a chance" but then responded, "Although I will say, I have one daughter and there is something very special about imagining a woman prime minister. I think it’s long overdue. I just don’t think we have to wait that long. I think it should be sooner than that."
Canada freaked out over the fact that Trudeau didn't mention Kim Campbell, who served as the prime minister from June 25-November 4, 1993. Even though Campbell was not elected, I'm with those who freaked out. Given how the 2016 U.S. election went, knowing of a female leader on North American soil is something the U.S. audience should know.
"Of course the PM did not forget that Kim Campbell was prime minister," Trudeau’s press secretary Andrée-Lynne Halle wrote in an email. "Now that was almost 25 years ago — I think we can all agree we’re overdue after 25 years!"
Trudeau was asked about the balance given recent terrorism attacks. His answer was similar to previous responses to similar questions. But I really liked the ending. "That balance — defending our security and keeping us Canadian — is what people expect of me. And I'm always going to do both of those things."
Live with Kelly and Ryan goes to Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls segments were centred around the falls on both sides. Seacrest became the sacrificial lamb for the segments.
The taped segments took place in the sunshine over the weekend. The live show had clouds as will Tuesday's taped show, which was taped on Monday. Tuesday's show will be the final one from Canada on this trip.
Live with Kelly and Ryan airs on CTV in Canada and syndication in the United States.
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