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Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper

Twitter Trudeau: Justin Trudeau Liberal government embraced the arbitrary anniversary with gusto Friday, adding a slick social media twist that included a day-by-day multimedia montage — think Stephen Harper much-maligned 24 Seven vanity videos on steroids — and the 44-year-old prime minister responding to questions on Twitter, according to Hamilton Spectator. Trudeau also used his Instagram account to post a short video blurb marking the occasion, along with a series of photos — including a movingly candid shot of Jane Philpott when Trudeau first asked her to be his health minister. Former U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt made it an American political standard with his Depression-era burst of activity in 1933 and John F. Kennedy cemented the modern television-era brand in the 1960s. The Liberal 100-day retrospective has actually been going on for a couple of weeks, with some media outlets choosing to measure from the Oct. 19 federal election rather than the more official government swearing-in date of Nov. 4. The party has also been using the threshold as a fundraising motif, and Trudeau has also been touting the anniversary in his public appearances. But lest this be mistaken as a solely media-driven project, it worth noting that the Liberals' own transition books set out a specific list of measures that were to be completed within the government first 100 days in office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.