Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by his wife Sophie Gregoire and his children Ella-Grace, Xavier and Hadrien watch the election coverage on a TV, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 20, 2021.
REUTERS/Carlos Osorio//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said he is focusing on his children and the future in the first comments he has made since announcing earlier this month he and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, were separating.
At the end of last week Trudeau returned from a vacation with his family and his wife in the Pacific province of British Columbia.
"I really, really want to thank Canadians for having been so incredibly gracious and incredibly generous in respecting our privacy and our space," Trudeau added.
Trudeau, 51, and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, 48, were married in May 2005 and have three children, Xavier aged 15, Ella-Grace, 14 and Hadrien, 9.
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Justin Trudeau, Sophie Gregoire, Ella, Grace, Xavier, Hadrien, Carlos Osorio, Monday, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Trudeau, Sophie, Steve Scherer, Ismail Shakil, Sandra Maler
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Canada's Liberal, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Canadian, Thomson
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Pacific, British Columbia