Prime Minister Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as gifts: Analysis
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been offered the gift of his own likeness some 17 times since becoming prime minister, including once by the president of China.
The portraits, along with a myriad of vases and wine bottles and Star Wars paraphernalia, are among the more than 400 gifts — each worth more than $200 — that Trudeau has declared to the federal ethics commissioner since late 2015.
An analysis of the listings shows more than 140 gifts were offered to his spouse, Sophie, or to their kids, while 110 came from other countries’ heads of state or governments.
Of those national leaders, the King of Jordan has been the most generous, presenting 10 gifts to Trudeau ranging from a handmade leather saddle to “sculptural plant vessels” to jars of honey.
