Maclean's September cover story "The Prime Minister and the Pop Star" traces the improbable romance between former prime minister Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry. Written by cultural critic Kathy Chow, the piece draws on original interviews with Trudeau's friends, former staff, and associates to ask why the relationship has struck such a nerve.
Chow's reporting traces the arc of Trudeau's rise and fall in Canadian politics, setting his romance with Perry against the broader shift from the optimism of the 2010s to the disenchantment of the present day.
"The September issue cover story is a smart feature about Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry's romance—why it has captured our attention, and what it means about the world we live in," says Sarah Fulford, editor-in-chief of Maclean's. “I love this piece.”
Read the full story in the September issue of Maclean's, available on newsstands, the SJC Store and AppleNews+
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