Patrick brazeau vs justin trudeau biography

On March 31, 2012, a Canadian MP (member of parliament) and senator faced off in a charity boxing match in the nation’s capital of Ottawa, Ontario.

The senator, Conservative Patrick Brazeau, was a three-to-one favorite going into the ostensibly friendly match.

Patrick brazeau vs justin trudeau biography

He was a former reservist in the Canadian Forces and had a strong martial arts background. Although he was relatively respectful in the barbs he traded back and forth with his political and pugilistic opponent before the fight, his fellow Conservatives were not nearly so restrained.

Brazeau wouldn’t just beat the pampered, sissy MP, they speculated, he might actually injure him.

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Even the Liberal MP is question, Justin Trudeau, seemed to think that he was a bit of an underdog.

Or at least he was content to play the part in the weeks leading up to the bout. Although he had a martial arts background of his own, having taken judo with his father, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau (and seems