Prime minister proclaims separation from his spouse Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Wednesday he’s separating from his spouse Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.

The prime minister made the announcement on his Instagram account Wednesday afternoon.

“Sophie and I want to share the truth that after many significant and tough conversations we now have made the choice to separate,” he mentioned. We stay an in depth household with deep love and respect for one another and every thing we now have constructed.”

In an announcement, the Prime Minister’s Workplace mentioned the couple had signed a authorized separation settlement “to make sure that all authorized and moral steps on the subject of their choice to separate have been taken, and can proceed to take action transferring ahead.”

Each mentioned that they might stay of their kids’s lives and will proceed to be seen in public collectively. They mentioned they nonetheless deliberate for the household to trip collectively subsequent week.

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau issued a virtually equivalent assertion Wednesday.

“Justin and I want to share the truth that after many significant and tough conversations, we now have made the choice to separate,” Grégoire Trudeau’s assertion learn.

“As at all times, we stay an in depth household with deep love and respect for one another and for every thing we now have constructed and can proceed to construct,” mentioned the assertion.

Each statements added that “For the well-being of our youngsters, we ask that you just respect our and their privateness.”

Grégoire Trudeau has performed a much less seen position in recent times, hardly ever travelling with the prime minister on official journeys. They have been seen collectively publicly at Canada Day occasions in Ottawa final month.

The couple have been married in 2005, earlier than Trudeau turned Liberal chief and have three kids collectively.

They first met as kids when she was a classmate of his youngest brother, Michel, and reconnected as adults once they co-hosted a charity gala in 2003.

After marrying they lived in Montreal, and moved to Ottawa with their first two kids in 2010, after Justin was elected MP for Papineau in Montreal.

With recordsdata from The Canadian Press