--- title: Justin Trudeau Photobomb Canadian Teen Prom Photos description: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accidentally photobombed a group of Canadian teenagers while he was out for a run. canonical: https://time.com/4788825/justin-trudeau-photobomb-teens-prom/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-22T18:42:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:03:36.886Z og:title: Justin Trudeau Photobombed These Teens' Prom Photo Shoot og:description: Just another day in Vancouver og:url: https://time.com/4788825/justin-trudeau-photobomb-teens-prom/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt605ccf06a3f687bb/6988ce5c196cf4d3b50403a2/justin-trudeau-photobombs-teens-prom-pictures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4390 og:image:height: 2469 og:image:alt: GERMANY-CANADA-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Trudeau Photobombed These Teens' Prom Photo Shoot twitter:description: Just another day in Vancouver twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt605ccf06a3f687bb/6988ce5c196cf4d3b50403a2/justin-trudeau-photobombs-teens-prom-pictures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Justin Trudeau Just Casually Photobombed This Epic Prom Picture Full of Teens > Sponsored content. 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A mash up of Justin Trudeau's best moments._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 22, 2017 6:42 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 22, 2017 6:42 PM UTC Canadian Prime Minister, [proud feminist](http://motto.time.com/4505692/justin-trudeau-un-speech-feminism/) and [internationally recognized political heartthrob Justin Trudeau](http://time.com/4687015/young-justin-trudeau/) isn’t limited to charming high-profile individuals like [Malala Yousafzai](http://time.com/4740109/malala-yousafzai-on-justin-trudeau-tattoos/) and [Ivanka Trump](http://time.com/4674485/angela-merkel-justin-trudeau-memes/) with his presence; he’s also here for the everyday people, as evidenced by a recent photobomb. Trudeau was spotted on a casual run in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he accidentally crashed a prom photo shoot that some local cool teens were having on the Seafront of Stanley Park, which caused no shortage of excitement from his young constituents. This isn’t the first time that the charismatic prime minister has had a civilian encounter that’s made for a photo opp — in the past, he’s been spotted [hiking shirtless in the woods](https://twitter.com/Ptbo%5FCanada/status/758252788392431616?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fthecut%2F2016%2F08%2Fjustin-trudeau-shirtless-hiking.html) and [photobombing a wedding on the beach](https://www.facebook.com/marniereckerphotography/posts/10154420344716468:0). See Trudeau’s very excellent prom photobombs below. > [](https://twitter.com/AdamScotti/status/865734843870568448) ## Transcript It's not every day you get to unveil the names of Canada's first giant panda cubs. So thank you for including me in this once in a lifetime event. One, two, three. [ MUSIC ] [ APPLAUSE ] Justin. Trudeau! One. Two. Three. Four. Five. There you are. Justin Trudeau. As recently as yesterday evening, your party was defending [ INAUDIBLE ] actions, saying essentially that he played by the rules. This morning. Hey, guys, guys! Hey, we have respect for journalist in this country, they ask tough questions and their supposed to. Okay? Sorry, go ahead Omar. Well, I would say, you we're much taller than me the last time me met. [ LAUGH ] This is extraordinary to think of, isn't it? You comment, you said it was a lot like Canada. I understand one of the priorities for you was to have a cabinet that was gender balanced. Why was that so important to you? Because it's 2015. [ APPLAUSE ] I'm pleased to announce today, right here, that a Canadian woman will be featured on the very first of the next series of bills. Expected in 2018. And by the way, we shouldn't be afraid of the word feminist. 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