Chris Jackson/Getty Images(MAXVILLE, Ontario) — Justin Trudeau on Friday attended the 70th annual Glengarry Highland Games, which consists of a series of Scottish competitions.
So it comes as no surprise that the Canadian prime minister arrived at the two-day event wearing a kilt.
Trudeau tweeted about the competition, which was held in Maxville, Ontario, located about an hour southeast of Ottawa. Trudeau said he was in his “Sinclair best.”
In my Sinclair best at the Glengarry Highland Games! A wonderful showcase of Scottish tradition right here in Eastern Ontario. pic.twitter.com/AYv1DjyoO4
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 4, 2017
Sinclair is a reference to his grandfather James Sinclair’s tartan.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the 70th Annual Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville, Ontario today. pic.twitter.com/JUi69EKgC9
— CanadianPM (@CanadianPM) August 4, 2017
According to the games’ website, Anne Stewart, president of the Glengarry Highland Games, said it was “wonderful to have our prime minister visit our games this afternoon, a year when we are celebrating our 70th anniversary and Canada’s 150th.”
The Glengarry Highland Games are usually held the first weekend in August and draw thousands of spectators and participants.
“In the course of the day, more than 50 pipe bands are put through their paces to decide the North American Pipe Band Championships, more than 200 dancers defy gravity in the Highland Dance competition, and giants hurl telephone pole-sized cabers and 50-pound iron hammers around the infield,” the games’ website reads.
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