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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJustin Trudeau met Justin-Trudeau
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They are not the first and they may not be the last.
A Syrian family who arrived in Calgary in February of last year has named their baby boy after the man who made their settlement in Canada possible.
Afraa Hajj Hammoud and Mohammed Belal have named their son Justin-Trudeau Adam Bilal, the littlest addition to their family of five who was born Thursday, weighing a healthy 7 ½ pounds.
The parents began discussing names about two months ago.
"My husband says 'How about if we name the boy Justin-Trudeau, like him,'" Hammoud explained.
"I was a little bit shocked ... when he says that, I smile a little bit, a small smile, then I says, 'Yes, there is no problem, it will be like a small thank you for Justin Trudeau.'"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/syrian-newcomers-name-son-justin-trudeau-1.4103300
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Justin Trudeau met Justin-Trudeau (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jul 2017
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hlthe2b
(102,419 posts)1. If only.....
Proud of Canada, but US? Not so much...
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)2. Awwww...
I needed this today.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)3. May he grow up to be like his namesake.
A prince among men.
oasis
(49,428 posts)4. Where can I get a "Canada's Already Great" cap and tee shirt?
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)5. What a difference from Harper.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,026 posts)6. Love it!
Canada is moving to the future while we struggle deeper into the quagmire of yester year.
SunSeeker
(51,745 posts)7. That first pic where the baby is holding Trudeau's thumb....
...sigh....
retrowire
(10,345 posts)8. His nickname will be
DASH