Justin Trudeau and Secretary of State John Kerry

Rufus Wainwright: A once-in-a-lifetime selfie opportunity presented itself at a March 10 State Department luncheon in Washington, D.C., when Justin Trudeau and his team were being feted by one of the worst comedians on the touring circuit, Secretary of State John Kerry, whose stabs at humour could only be considered capital punishment, according to Rabble. After the polite laughter died down, Rufus Wainwright serenaded the room as guests dug into a feast courtesy of a Montreal-born chef. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Meanwhile, it seems that Canadian cabinet ministers Navdeep Bains and Mélanie Joly were busily scanning the room for famous people. But neither Bains nor Joly had the wisdom, the foresight, the dignity, or the courage to recognize that what they were about to do was so wrong, so insulting, so hurtful to so many, and so contemptuous of all the rhetoric about democracy and human rights that they spout back at home. As members of the Canadian delegation, one would think that they had been chosen for their ability to exercise judgment and good taste while on the international stage, rather than their skill with a smartphone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.