Your favorite Canadian Justin Trudeau says this election 'will show what America is made of'
America, there's a lot more riding on Election 2016 than just the future of democracy as we know it.
At stake in November is also the approval of beloved Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
"I think we’re going to see what Americans are made of in this upcoming election," Trudeau said.
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Trudeau made the comment at a Bloomberg town hall interview with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait, which you can watch here.
Trudeau was responding to Micklethwait's question about how the Canadian prime minister would greet a Donald Trump presidency.
"How would you deal with The Donald if he got elected?" Micklethwait asked.
Trudeau had a ready response: "The fact is that the incredibly unique relationship and close friendship between our countries goes beyond any two individuals or ideologies," Trudeau began, with the ease of a practiced diplomat.
"There are always issues that you can find common ground on," Trudeau continued confidently, before Micklethwait abruptly called him out.
"What would be the obvious issues of common ground between you and Donald Trump?" the journalist asked with a touch of amusement.
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The question drew laughter as the crowd recognized that Trudeau and Trump are at nearly opposite ends of the political spectrum, but Trudeau did recover quickly and find two ways he and Trump could possibly agree on something.
"A desire to see Americans do well. A desire to see citizens in our countries have better jobs and greater opportunities. Once you can come down on a frame that says, 'Let's create success,' then you get to discuss what the best way to create that success is," Trudeau said, scoring points for optimism.
"I have tremendous confidence in Americans' capacity to get the right result through their electoral system," he said.
"Even if that result is Donald Trump?" Micklethwait retorted.
Trudeau then got down to real talk.
"I think we're going to see what Americans are made of in this upcoming election," he said.
"There's a lot of anger against the establishment for different reasons. I think that the next president, whoever it is, is going to have to deal with some big questions around our governance -- your governance -- and how we create an economy that works for everyone."
There you have it. Don't let Trudeau down, America.
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Heidi Moore is a Business Editor at Mashable. She directs a team of reporters and editors in creating richly reported, smart and entertaining stories about media, startups, advertising, careers and Social Good that show that business is really a reflection of life and what we value in it.Heidi was previously a finance and economics editor at the Guardian, New York bureau chief and Wall Street correspondent at Marketplace Radio, and a financial reporter at the Wall Street JournalShe loves yoga, rooftops and taking photographs of everything.
