Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is firmly in his Swiftie era.
Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday — the Eras Tour’s second-last night in the city. Press secretary Jenna Ghassabeh confirmed the prime minister was at the concert with family members.
Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada is at The Eras Tour tonight in Toronto!<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheErasTourToronto?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TheErasTourToronto</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/taylorswifterastour?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#taylorswifterastour</a><br><br>[via X / <a href=”https://twitter.com/laurenilissa13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@laurenilissa13</a>] <a href=”https://t.co/PMOxpzzue7″>pic.twitter.com/PMOxpzzue7</a>
—@Much
Saturday wraps up two weekends of concerts in Toronto for the Eras Tour, which will end in Vancouver with three shows at B.C. Place from Dec. 6-8.
The tour kicked off in March 2023 and touched down in five continents with nearly 150 performances.
Taylor Swift took to the stage at the Rogers Centre in Toronto and told fans why she chose to end her worldwide tour in our country.
Before the Canadian dates were announced, Trudeau had reached out to Swift on social media, asking her to bring the tour to Canada.
“It’s me, hi. I know places in Canada would love to have you. So, don’t make it another cruel summer. We hope to see you soon,” Trudeau posted on July 2023, referring to some of Swift’s songs.
On the first night of Swift’s show in Toronto, Trudeau also welcomed the superstar to Canada with a social media post on X.
We’re ready for you, <a href=”https://twitter.com/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@taylorswift13</a>. Good choice wrapping the Eras Tour in Canada.<br><br>Has this always been your endgame? <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TorontoVancouver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TorontoVancouver</a>
—@JustinTrudeau
The pop icon’s massively popular Eras Tour was expected to generate upwards of $282 million in economic impact for Toronto as more than 240,000 Swifties descended on Toronto, according a non-profit that represents the city’s tourism sector.
Governments are expected to take in around $40 million in tax revenue, according to Destination Toronto.
